7 · 11 · Wide players9v9 · 3-1-3-1
Move wide. Give the player on the ball an easy pass.Our 2 has the ball on the right. 7 moves out wide to the touchline and receives a pass from 2.71076235

Move wide. Give the player on the ball an easy pass.

9v9 · 3-1-3-1 · Position

Wide players

Wide when it's ours. Narrow when it isn't.

✓ Coaching reviewed · 19 October 2026

Ask yourself

Where's the ball? That tells you where to go.

Your jobs
  • Ball on your side: move wide. Give the player on the ball an easy pass.
  • Ball on the other side: move inside. Attack the goal.
  • They have the ball: recover towards the centre first. Help protect the middle, in a line with the 6.

Redrawn from the source playbook, p. 11. Shirt numbers describe the starting picture; every player should try more than one role.

Rules this position uses
Far side inWhen we attack down one side, the opposite wide player attacks the goal.Show them wide, then goProtect the middle, guide them to the touchline, then press together.