Mirror Slides

Warm-up

Warm up the defensive stance and lateral movement.

5 min pairs Half court · dual
DefenseFootworkU10U12U14
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Setup

Partners face each other about 6 feet apart, both in defensive stance.

Steps

  1. 1One partner is the leader, sliding left and right.
  2. 2The other mirrors them, staying square.
  3. 3Swap leaders every 20 seconds.
  4. 4No crossing the feet — push-slide only.

Coaching points

  • Stay low, chest up.
  • Don't click the heels together.
  • React, don't guess.

Why kids love it

The mirror game hides the fact that they're doing tiring defensive slides.

Variations

Harder

Leader can add fake changes of direction.