Illustrations for warmup cones - 1 coach + keepers keeper always stays inside 4 red cones. Coach shifts around. Keeper starts behind 1st white cone - moves in front easy balls to feet or stomach can do high balls or dives harder shots as warmed up punches Keeper starts behind first white cone facing backwards. then same thing Keeper faces backwards - then jogs to diagonal red cone - then goes backward to white cones then same thing. alternate diagonal cone Keeper does high steps over 4 cones then same thing Keeper does side-step / shuffle between 4 white cones then same thing Keeper sprints slalom between 4 white cones other image - pass back to keeper then keeper traps then passes to far side/outside. (2 touch) Practice Both A) to feet and B) to lead the receiver 1 touch back or to center 1 touch to far side
general strecth on own light punches in place dive (easy) light short jog, then side-shuffle, then torso twist karaoke?), arms, wrists, ankles, hands, neck M Drills Judo dive with push Punch sideways from knees (ball tossed from side) Punch from standing (tossed from side) Cone drills pass to keeper outside of box shots 1 v 1, 1 v 3 goal kicks into net, punts into net
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This practice has no progressions
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