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playing 10 per side?? interesting
hmmm...
depending on the girls I might even say play 4-4-1 (back to front). That's if they don't pass well...you figure the one girl up front will just get it and run ahead, and odds are unless they are very disciplined at least two of the midfielders will press forward to be there as targets for passes.
if they are disciplined and coachable though, perhaps a 4-3-2 ??
I think you will want to have 4 in the back, just because a 3-person backline tends to require a strong central defender who won't make many mistakes, as well as effective tracking-back by the midfielders to break up plays, both things which are far from given at that age. 4 in the back gives you a little additional security, and has the advantage of decreasing the amount of space each girl has to cover.
3 in the midfield should be sufficient at this age, as midfield play tends to be a lot of "run onto the ball and kick it upfield" at this age, with the caveat that if you have a "star" player you might actually want to play her as more of a DMC and play a 3-1-3-2 (back to front) in order to give her some added ability to hold onto the ball and start the offense, give her more of a free role there while telling her she needs to make sure to get back on defense...
but that's just me...and I hate conceding goals
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