Exercise #376: Basket Catching in Pairs with Two Balls

OBJECTIVE:	This exercise gets your keepers used to the correct catching technique while working on their footwork.
DESCRIPTION:	Two keepers stand off-center from each other and facing forward. They should each have a ball, and throw it low and straight ahead of them at the same time. This requires them both to side step into the path of the ball and catch it with their arms forming a basket.
VARIANT:	Next, do the same thing, but make the throws face height.

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