THE COACH'S CORNER · LEARN
Tactical Guide.
Explore how each formation works, what it gives you, where it can be vulnerable, and what each player needs to do.
UNDERSTAND THE SHAPE
Choose a formation. Tap a player.
Formation numbers exclude the goalkeeper. They describe a starting shape, not fixed positions: encourage youth players to rotate roles and solve problems in the game.
Opening a guide formation in the builder will ask before replacing a previously saved diagram.
Formation guide
Formation overview
Choose a shape to examine its trade-offs.
YOUR TEAM ATTACKS →
Strengths
Trade-offs
Playing against it
ON THE TOUCHLINE
Three things to watch
These are coaching starting points, not guaranteed outcomes. Player abilities, age, pitch size, opponent behavior, and league rules may change the best approach. The full formation library is shared with the Tactics Builder.