Game version
Mirror footwork: a partner slides with their hands up and you stay square and balanced, with no contact. Swap often.
Mirror Block Footwork
Stay in front of a partner who shuffles side to side, with your hands ready and no contact.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Core: Jogs. Beat your own run of balanced mirrors.
- Ages
- 14 and up
- Time
- 10 min
- Players
- You and a partner
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- 2 cones, partner
- Level · skill
- Developing · Blocking
The steps
How it works
- Stand a big step from your partner between two cones 4 steps apart.
- Your partner shuffles left and right; mirror them with short slides.
- Keep your hips square to them and your hands up at your chest.
- Do 6 rounds of 15 seconds.
Coaching point
Stay square, stay in front.
Safety: No contact in this drill; any contact work is only with a coach. Head up and to the side, eyes on the target. Never lead with your head.
Step by step
The drill in 3 frames
Stand a big step from your partner between two cones 4 steps apart.
Your partner shuffles left and right; mirror them with short slides
Your partner shuffles left and right; mirror them with short slides.
Your partner shuffles left and right; mirror them with short slides.
- Shuffle or slide
- Faint: already done
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (partner walks), Core (jogs), More (changes direction). Beat your own run of balanced mirrors.
Story
You are a door that closes whichever way the wind blows.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own run of balanced mirrors. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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