Vertical and diagonal options
Support behind the ball, scan before receiving and distribute through, around or over pressure.
View source principle ↗CLUBHOUSE / FALL 2026
Goalkeeper
Club game model · 11v11 / 4-3-3
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THE CLUB MODEL / INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES
11v11 / 4-3-3Goalkeeper
ROLE 1See this role in a player IDP
Goalkeeper
Create the spare player in the build and protect the space behind the back four.
Source family: Goalkeeper · 1
U.S. Soccer Position Profiles, pp. 3, 4.
Physical qualities
Strength, power, agility and quick reactions.
Reading the game
Anticipation, communication and bravery; read the pressure and the risk.
Club set-piece role
Call the line, own the agreed delivery zone and organize the second ball.
Switch to the weak side
Recognize when a switch through the goalkeeper can release the far fullback.
View source principle ↗Advance and stay connected
Move outside the goal to support recycling while remaining ready to defend depth.
View source principle ↗Role behaviors summarize the supplied Position Profiles. Exact runs, support assignments, set-piece roles and practice tasks are this fictional club’s applications. Physical qualities are descriptive, not player ratings.
POSITIONAL PRACTICE / 4-3-3 CONTEXT
In possessionPlay through the first line
Club practice application: Provide options to play forward / Vertical and diagonal options
GK draws the first line. Centre-backs separate.
Your role in this exercise
Support behind the ball, scan before receiving and distribute through, around or over pressure.
Organization
GK, back four and pivot against three pressing forwards plus two interiors. Use the defensive half at full width, with two target gates just beyond halfway representing the interiors.
Shown on one side of the pitch; mirror the activity for the opposite fullback, interior or winger.
Game task
Start with the goalkeeper. Find the pivot or fullback facing forward and pass through a target gate. If the press wins it, attack the full-size goal immediately. Restart from different sides.
What to observe
The receiving player has scanned, moved out of the cover shadow and has a useful next action.
Progression
Add the two attacking interiors as live targets and allow a pressing midfielder to track them.
EXAMPLE EXERCISE VIDEO
Watch the coaching walkthrough
Club-authored exercise and animated walkthrough, applying the linked principles. Players retain their 11v11 roles. This illustrates the task; it is not match footage or an exercise supplied by U.S. Soccer.