When I returned from Germany as an exchange student where I played soccer in the local town's team, I was amazed at how much my high school soccer team just ran

When I returned from Germany as an exchange student where I played soccer in the local town's team, I was amazed at how much my high school soccer team just ran around with no real purpose. In European soccer, even the professional leagues, you see players standing, jogging, or walking, and sprinting only when necessary.