Can be used with one or more keepers simultaneously. Place a ball on either side of your keepers, within diving reach.
Your keepers should be stood in the middle of these two balls on their cones.
When the coach / player gives the signal (stretching a hand out to the left or the right) your keepers should react as quickly as possible and dive to catch the ball on that side.
While your players are waiting for the signal they should be jogging on the spot, moving their hands from knee to shoulder height.
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