A server passes a ball to the right foot of the keeper who one touches it to the right back. Pass four balls to the right foot then pass to the left foot where the keeper will have to come across their body to make the pass. Switch so the keeper has to pass to the left back first using their left foot and then their right.
open hips when making the pass with the right foot to the right back and the left foot to the left back. cross through the hips when passing with the left foot to the right back and the right foot to the left back.
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