The goalkeeper starts on the cone nearest the goal and moves sideways to the cone on the penalty spot. When the keeper reaches the cone the feeder rolls a ball under arm for the goalkeeper to kick the ball left-footed into the goal.
The coach feeds the balls from each station before moving onto the next one. The goalkeeper moves on the command from each coach.
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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