Light jog to the 25yd line & back (x1)
Stretch
Put on all equipment *including helmet & gloves*
Short sprints - to the 25yd line & back (x2)
Box Sprints - four cones in a square 5yds apart from each other ---> start on cone #1, sprint forward to cone #2, side shuffle to cone #3, backpedal to cone #4, after going through two times - switch direction for last two (x4)
Goal Kicks - line 8 balls on the stroke and rapid fire kick into the goal (x2)
Back & Forth Toss - line 10 balls just behind the stroke line and rapid fire push, flick, lift, aerial the ball into the goalies pads (x2)
Corners - two piles of 5 balls
in more ways than one
in more ways than one
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