Players line up behind the ladder. Players run through the ladder, following an in-in-out-out-in-in foot pattern for each rung of the ladder.
Once through the ladder, players select a ball and dribble between the cones. Upon reaching the end of the cones, players turn and sprint back to the beginning of the cones.
Set up multiple lines to reduce player waiting times. To reduce player wait time further, the next player can start the drill once the previous player has completed the ladder.
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