Walkthrough — Shape and Set-Piece Reminders

Walk the starting eleven through defensive and attacking shape at half pace. No opposition. Coach narrates positioning. Then walk through the two corner routines and the free-kick routine used in training. Players talk through their roles aloud as they move. Subs observe and can narrate their own roles for when they come on.

• This is mental rehearsal, not physical work — see it in your head before you do it tomorrow
• Every player states their role out loud at each set piece — if you can't say it, you don't know it
• Subs: your role when you come on is to change the game, not to fit into what's happening — know your trigger

• Ask a player to lead the walkthrough for one segment — identifies leaders and tests understanding
• Add a question-and-answer segment: coach asks scenarios ('if the ball goes wide left and we're 1-0 down, what does the CDM do?')