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.
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