1. Keeper starts at position 1 facing cone 2
2. Keeper sprints from 1 to 2 and slides to 3
3. Keeper recovers and runs to 4 and slides to 5
4. Keeper recovers and runs to 6
5. Keeper moves back to 5 backwards as fast as possible and slides back to 4
6. Reverse from 4 to 3 and slide to 2
7. Reverse back to 1
Do 2 reps
Find an assistant, have the assistant pass a ball to the far end of each slide. i.e. to the inside of cone 3 when sliding from 2 to 3.
Do another 2 reps
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