The goalkeeper will be standing in the goal when the coach or the person that will be shooting the ball will call a colur of a cone and the goalkeeper will run to that cone then run backwards back tinto the goal then facing a shot to the goal that they will have to catch/save
- make sure the goalkeeper is always watching the ball - make sure they goalkeeper is always close to the ready position -the goalkeeper should always try and catch the ball
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
in more ways than one
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