![]() ![]() David Beckham #7 Man U, but #23 Real Madrid Ī 4-4-2 formation is most popular, while others play a 4-3-3, 4-5-1 or 3-5-2.Trent Alexander #66 – strange number, but he doesn’t care:) It must mean something to him.Messi was #19 when younger – then #10 once he made his mark.It’s not a rule to have these numbers – more history.Īt the same time you do want to have a # that makes sense.Įxample: You’re not going to see a #8 or 10 playing defense and you won’t see a forward with #2 or 4. We need to all be on the same page at least at the ages of 6-11.Īlthough, players 12+ need to be able to adapt to different coaches and systems that they could come across. There are already so many who don’t even understand the regular position names. ![]() Is all of this too much for youth soccer families in America to learn and adapt? This was then adapted by US soccer around 2012. History of numbering system and who uses itįor years we have grown up on center back, full-back, center mid, forwards, wingers or outside mids.Ī friend of mine is a FIFA Player Agent and he says that agents and professional club managers speak the numbering system language, which was created in the 1920’s. ![]() Some think it’s too much and unnecessary, while others use it everyday. This is nothing new worldwide, so it’s not that US created it. Nowadays US Soccer wants to go by this soccer position numbering system. It was important to know what coach was talking about if he switched my position. Whether it was soccer, basketball or football, I wanted to know the positions. Growing up playing different sports, it was always important for me to learn and know the playing positions. ![]()
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