Principles Walk-Through — Shape and Slots

Walk the group through your base shape — no match speed, no pressure. Show the four lines where they stand, what they can see, who covers who. Run it at jog pace: GK distributes, shape builds, ball moves across lines, then stop and talk.

• Every player knows their slot — we're planting a map in their heads today
• Compactness: when the ball goes wide, the far side shifts — show it, don't just say it
• No one switches off because they're 'not involved' — the ball will find you

• Add passive defenders to show where the pressure comes from
• Let one line make a real decision — the rest freeze and observe