Ladders are just a part of what we do and I’m a firm believer in them. I’ve found that ladders helps tremendously with foot – eye coordination. I’ve had kids who’ve seen huge improvements in their overall game when using ladders. All of the work I do on the ladders is a replication of the movement which happens during a game i.e moving laterally to receive a pass, or jumping up in the air for a header.

The push-ups are a motivation. No 10 / 11 year old boy wants to do push-ups, star-jumps, etc and they love it when they’re able to make their team-mates have to do it based on the result of a game.