
1. Coach shoots along the floor into pile of yellow cones. 2.Ball will take a deflection of a cone and go a diiferent way. 3.Goalkeeper will need to react to deflection and make a save.
1. ALways on you toes. 2. feet shoulder width apart. 3. Shoulders square and hand out in front. 4. Delay dive until last second to react to the ball, dont dive earlier and miss the ball. 5. Keep eye on ball
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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