Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): 7v7 Formations

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Various 7v7 Formations for Your Team to Utilize

At the 7v7 level your formation is a starting point. The main things you need to have for your team is at least one player holding in the back when you are defending and at least one player high in the attack as an option to play through when you are defending.

Other than that your players should play with a freedom on the field. Do not get them stuck in the a mindset that they can only play in certain spots of the field. Encourage creativity of movement and for them to look and find the game. 7v7 is a very fluid game and the more your players can feel and see on their own the more successful they will be as players. 

When determining the starting shape of your team it is important to remember that your team's formation is ultimately a starting point for how your teams wants to defend and the natural options you want to provide your team in the attack. Teams playing the same formation can look and operate entirely differently based upon their team's style of play (high press or defending in a low block or building out of the back in a patient possession oriented way or playing direct and looking to get in behind immediately) and also the individual qualities of the players on the team.

Not every team or every player has the capability to perform in the same manner and your formation and tactics can change within your team based on when you sub.

As you determine the best formation for your team it is important to gauge:

• The traits of your players and put them in the best positions to be successful. Determine the quality of your defenders to understand how much cover they need in the back and how aggressive you can be with your pressing and keeping playing forwards.
• Determine how you believe your team will be able to best successfully defend as a group (high pressure, low block, where to create your line of confrontation) and how you should utilize a formation that supports it.
• Determine how your team can be most successful attacking. Do you have more natural wide players, do you have two strong central forwards who need to be on the field in that spot, or is your team going to be built around central midfielders controlling the game with shorter passing through the middle.

When determining your formation remember to teach your team how the principles (team defending and attacking) move and work in your formation and that your players and team will change as the season progresses so your formation can be fluid and change with their abilities.


If you have questions about the formations do not hesitate to contact the technical staff to walk through it.


Here are what the numbers represent on the field:

1– Goalkeeper

2– Right Fullback

3– Left Fullback

4– Center Back

5– Center Back

6– Holding Midfielder

7– Right Midfielder/Winger

8– Box-to-Box Midfielder

9– Striker

10– Attacking Midfielder/Playmaker

11– Left Midfielder/Wingers

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