Low & Midtable Saves Can use server or dead ball to recreate low saves.
Keeper starts at opposite end to blue cone. Server stands at blue 1. Keeper sprints forward in line with first orange cone. 2. Ball is served to right of orange cone keeper makes low save (dotted line represents save being made) 3. Keeper feeds ball back to server and works latterally as quick as possible to red cone. Touch red cone. From the lateral footwork back to next orange cone. 4. As keeper gets on line with orange cone, ball is served. keeper makes low save. 5. Keeper plays ball back to server and works low and lateral to next red cone. Repeats until reaching end orange cone. Once at the end orange cone; keeper is to get set and receive a serve straight in for scoop & collapse or block save. Can be advanced to ball being served off the floor to represent a mid table. When James is used to the drill; advance and push his technique by either serving the ball earlier or wider so he really has to adjust to make the save and extend with his technique.
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This practice has no progressions
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