Another Q for fellow rec league soccer coaches.

Sep 19, 2020
7:31:27pm

shoganai Intervention Needed

Where do you guys try to "hide" your poorer players? Our league plays 7 vs. 7. We generally use a 2-3-1 formation, but I'm open to other ideas.

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Another Q for fellow rec league soccer coaches.

shoganai

9/19/20 7:31pm

Hide em on the bench.

JmThms

9/19/20 7:32pm

I think putting a bench on the field might raise the ire of the referees...

shoganai

9/19/20 7:35pm

Are the other teams playing with 7? Feels like 2-3-1 with 6 guys is bad.

WhereIsDonLewis

9/19/20 7:33pm

2 DFs, 3 MFs, 1 ST.

shoganai

9/19/20 7:34pm

I was just giving you crap. 3 MFs is key. The others depend on your keeper.

WhereIsDonLewis

9/19/20 7:37pm

I have zero expectation that my GK will make any actual saves.

shoganai

9/19/20 7:39pm

Forward or on the outside in midfield

Baron

9/19/20 7:35pm

Forward? Interesting. What's the logic there?

shoganai

9/19/20 7:36pm

Fewest touches and you can put your best player behind him at center mid anyway

Odysseus

9/19/20 7:38pm

This

Joe Banks

9/19/20 7:39pm

Left wing & right back. Stay strong down the middle. LW because you probably want a strong right footed player at RW.

Odysseus

9/19/20 7:37pm

Never mind on the RB unless you have 3 defenders

Odysseus

9/19/20 7:42pm

I tried 3 DFs a couple of season back. Totally killed our ability to attack.

shoganai

9/19/20 7:44pm

What age group? When I coached 7s, kids didn't want to always play the same

Submariner

9/19/20 7:54pm

U10 boys.

shoganai

9/19/20 7:57pm

I probably prefer 3-1-2 but it depends on personnel. I actually hate having a single striker up front for kids

Odysseus

9/19/20 7:55pm

Always up front. One (or both) of the forwards.

Benfica1

9/19/20 7:39pm

I’ve coached basketball mainly, and it’s always best to hide a kid at the top of

Thrill

9/19/20 7:46pm

We play different 1-3-1 for sure. I would hide on the wing. Not that that means anything for the OP question.

RoaroftheCougartails

9/19/20 7:52pm

I might also do a 2-2-2 and put that player up top.

Joe Banks

9/19/20 7:45pm

I've thought about trying that. I'm thinking the second FW would be a CAM.

shoganai

9/19/20 7:46pm

We play 7 in our age group, two on D and four along the front.

Tokolosh

9/19/20 7:46pm

Here’s one idea that has worked well for me.

DirtyWater

9/19/20 7:57pm

Interesting. I feel like that role could work well for one or two of my guys.

shoganai

9/19/20 8:03pm

Thanks for the suggestions, everybody. My team this year has some good players

shoganai

9/19/20 8:37pm

Had my first game today... Learned a lot.

Hotty-Toddy-Reb

9/19/20 8:48pm

This week I switch my U10 comp team to a 3,3 — no real midfielders.

Benfica1

9/19/20 8:58pm

7-10 yrs old is a ridiculous age range for any sport. Yikes.

DirtyWater

9/20/20 8:29pm

Agree. Although, when I started soccer, I played with boys two grades older.

Benfica1

9/20/20 8:48pm

Totally agree.

Hotty-Toddy-Reb

9/21/20 7:18am

RE: Had my first game today... Learned a lot.

85fan

9/21/20 1:59pm

Couple different strategies

Ryan M

9/19/20 11:15pm

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