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Hey coaches, coach K W here with another 9v9 formation overview. Today it's the This formation is seen a lot. It's common. It's easy to understand. A lot
of coaches play a 3-3 in 7v7. Not if you're smart, but it's an easy transition. They just put two new strikers in the front and they call it a
day. I have big problems with this formation for a number of reasons.
If it's played just in these flat lines, your midfielders are incredibly isolated in the middle of the field or the wide part of the field. If they come in to
support each other, they leave giant gaps on the side. If you want your fullbacks to be involved and they push up, it leaves your single centerback isolated against an attacker. Now you're
1v1 at the back and vulnerable to a long ball. If you push your six forward to make a partnership in the middle, you now start to make this look like a
2-4-2, which has some interesting variations, but again, you're now reliant on these players covering these wide areas. Field is 75 yd long. Fifth and sixth graders don't have the stamina
to do that all day long. In the end, while it could be a strong defensive formation with a block in the middle of the field, it leaves too much space on
either side to be really effective. Just like the 3-3 in 7v7, I don't love it and I don't love it here. I have a whole video on lots of different 9v9
Check link in the description. Otherwise, we'll see you all soon. Bye.