Positions 4-4-2

Goal Keeper (Good Hands, Communication, Foot Skills: First Touch)

• Stop shots to avoid rebounds
• Be ready to receive the ball from defense when they are under pressure
• Throw or pass the ball to open teammate to start break out attack
• Guide and instruct defense when we are defending
 

Defense Sweeper (Anticipation, Communication, First Touch)

• Steering wheel in the defense
• Last line of defense
• Defend the two inside lane with the stopper
• Overlap with stopper making sure they are not in a straight line
• Clear ball out of defensive zone to teammate
• Talk to defending group (instruction & encouragement)
 

Right and Left Defense (Aggression, Speed, No shot on goal)

• Take throw-in in the defensive half
• First line of defence in your lane
• Receive ball from goalie for an outlet pass
• Look for midfield when you have the ball, to pass it out
• Be ready to receive the ball from midfield when they are under pressure
• Overlap with stopper when you lose the ball to attacker
 

Defense Stopper (Anticipation, Aggression, Communication)

• First line of defense in the two inside lane
• Support or backup right or left defense
• Overlap with right/left defense when beaten by attacker
• Overlap with sweeper making sure that they are not in a straight line
• Clear ball out of defensive zone to teammate
• Stay behind the attack
• Become a defender when the ball is in our defending half of the field
 

Center Mid (Know the Game, 1 vs. 1: Win the ball, First Touch)

• Become the steering wheel for the team
• Control the plays in the two inside lanes on the field
• Switch plays, (ball) from side to side and up the middle
• Play like a winger being part of the attack and crossing the ball
• Support forwards and defense
• Stay behind the attack
• Become a defender when the ball is in our defending half of the field
 

Right and Left Midfield (Speed, Set up finish, speed with the ball)

• Work in the outside lane
• Support forward on the attack
• Be ready to receive ball from right/left defence for a breakout play
• Play like a winder being part of the attack and crossing the ball
• Overlap with forward
• Take throw in when the ball goes out on the attacking half of the field+
 

Forward (Speed, Set up to finish, Speed with the ball)

• Work in the outside lane
• Support forward on the attack
• Be ready to receive ball from right/left defense for a breakout play
• Play like a winger being part of the attack and crossing the ball
• Overlap with forward
• Take throw in when the ball goes out on the attacking half of the field
 

Striker (Able to strike the ball, Set up to finish, Speed)

• Score goals
• Work with midfields to get scoring opportunities
• Work in two outside lanes and up the middle in the offensive half of the field
• Apply pressure to defense on the attack
• Overlap with right/left midfield