Height, width and depth
Adjust height, width and depth; receive to pass, combine or carry beyond the first pressure.
View source principle ↗CLUBHOUSE / FALL 2026
Fullback
Club game model · 11v11 / 4-3-3
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THE CLUB MODEL / INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITIES
11v11 / 4-3-3Fullback
ROLE 2 / 3See this role in a player IDP
Fullback
Give the team width at the right time and defend the outside channel with inside cover.
Source family: Full Back · 2, 3
U.S. Soccer Position Profiles, pp. 3, 5.
Physical qualities
Speed, quickness, agility and endurance.
Reading the game
Read space, pressure and the timing of support or recovery.
Club set-piece role
Protect the assigned post-side zone or provide cover against a counterattack.
Central or wide overloads
Combine with the winger and interior; overlap when the winger moves inside and cover is in place.
View source principle ↗Choose the cross
Beat the opponent when the space invites it; choose an early cross, late delivery or cutback. The far fullback balances the attack.
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
Adjust height, width and depth; receive to pass, combine or carry beyond the first 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.