Game version
Ladder climb: two teams of two take turns, and each team climbs its own distance ladder with weaker-foot goals.
Weaker-Foot Finishing Ladder
Score with your weaker foot from four distances, moving back after each success.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth soccer coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Set cones at 8, 12, 16 and 20 yards.
Core: 4. Beat your own highest rung.
- Ages
- 14 and up
- Time
- 14 min
- Players
- Just you
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Soccer ball, goal, 4 cones
- Level · skill
- Advanced · Shooting
The steps
How it works
- Set cones at 8, 12, 16 and 20 yards.
- Shoot with your weaker foot from the closest cone.
- Move back a cone after two goals in a row.
- Play for 12 minutes and record your farthest cone.
Coaching point
Same technique, either foot.
Safety: Make sure no one is standing in front of the goal or the wall before you strike.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Choose your rungs: Less (3), Core (4), More (restart with the other foot). Beat your own highest rung.
Story
You are climbing a rope ladder to a treehouse, one goal per rung.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own highest rung. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
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