9v9 Youth Soccer 3-2-3 Formation – Intro, Build Up, & Defending



Introduction to Shape, Build Up Play, and Defending in your defensive 1/3 for the 3-2-3 formation at 9v9 (U12 and U11 in the US)

00:00 Start
00:34 Intro to 323
01:25 Adv of 323
02:51 Build Out Opt 1
07:38 Build Out Opt 2
10:18 Defending in def 1/3

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23 thoughts on “9v9 Youth Soccer 3-2-3 Formation – Intro, Build Up, & Defending”

  1. Coming back to this video, thank you for the reminder for the possession-addicted coaches to encourage direct balls and recognizing pressure when applicable.

  2. Hi thanks for this video ,
    What is the rules at 9v9 at Michigan?
    Because in Israel there isnt really a 16 box and then the att players start their press in the build up really close to the players ,more then you show .

    The other thing is that the most of the pressure are 1 to 1 pressure include the full backs with the wingers.

    It is kind of dangerous to the defending team wirh 1 vs 1 with the 9 attacking player, but most of the players in this ages cant kick a long shot to him..

  3. We have 2 slower lads in defence so offside is an issue now at 9v9. Is it time for the sweeper/libero to come back and use a quicker midfielder in that role or just use a CDM in front of them?

  4. Keep them coming! Just moved to 9v9, larger size 4 football, bigger goals, offsides and no retreat from the deadball – so any training drills content on 9v9 welcome!

  5. Watching the press-breaking portion… I am sure this is dependent on personnel but have you given thought to having the 8 move out wide, have the six slide into the middle and have the 11 drop into the midfield?

    That lets the 7 stay high which pins the opposing fullback, and it rotates the backside wing into a more defensive position in case things go wrong. I think it would also just straight-up confuse any of the simple presses.

  6. The 431 puts a LOT of pressure on the fullbacks. IDK about boys soccer but at least in the girls game, it's hard to find two players that can play all the way up and down a flank consistently. The 323 allows for that width without needing really fast, high endurance players.

  7. Good job, our teams did a great season in 7 aside and 9 aside (3-2-3), but 11 aside is totally a challenge, attacking patterns dont work as the opponents have too many defenders at the back, pitch size is to big and leads to miss longer passes, what would you recommend?

  8. Our club is totally reliant on the 2 central midfielders. They work brilliantly together. Whenever one of them is subbed, the possession percentage goes down. We get attacked more and create very few counters. If you have great midfielders you are always in the game in youth soccer and win most of them.

  9. Really important in this setup for the two central mids to be able to work together. Had an inexperienced group, and that was probably the biggest challenge I had when I did 3-2-3. Those two really have to support each other and have such a strong game sense. As with everything, the types of players you have are a determining factor. Also probably a positional coaching weakness on my end. But I ended up finding I had three strong central mids with great game sense who were strong on ball. So I went with a 3-3-2 and it simplified everything and really maximized the potential of those central mids. However, now we have a good season under our belts so this video reminds me to re-consider both the 3-2-3 and the 4-3-1. All your videos are really helpful!

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