SkillBeginneragility ladder
Ladder Agility Drill
Footwork drills performed through a flat agility ladder on the ground. Improves foot speed, coordination, and neuromuscular control for multi-directional athletes.
How to do it
- 1Place the ladder flat on the ground
- 2Run through with quick feet, one or two feet per box depending on the pattern
- 3Stay on the balls of your feet, pumping arms like a sprinter
- 4Focus on speed and precision — don't clip the rungs
Common mistakes
- Looking at feet the entire time instead of glancing ahead
- Skipping rungs or being sloppy with foot placement
- Not pumping the arms — arm speed drives foot speed
Muscles worked
calvesquadricepship flexorscoreglutes
Variations
Easier
Slow walk-through of each pattern
Harder
Complex patterns (ickey shuffle, crossover) at max speed
Used in
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