Singles vs. doubles – Pressure the server
The idea of this drill is to put the server under pressure right after the serve. We often talk about the importance of the serve plus the next shot.
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Live Ball Drill
Half Court Points from Offense to Defense
Players play on half the singles court down the line. The rally starts with a deep feed from the coach to one of the players into the playing area. The player hits the first shot crosscourt back to the coach. The coach volleys short into the playing area.
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Volley in Motion – Rhythmic approach – Groundstroke and volley
Four players on court One player at the centre of the baseline One player in the middle of the forecourt Two players in a waiting position at the back of the court The coach feeds the first shot.
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Playing Points – Topspin Backhand on the Run
The first shot is the running topspin backhand. The player hitting the backhand starts in the forehand corner. The opponent feeds the ball to the backhand side. The point is played out after the running backhand.
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Crosscourt Backhand with Option to Change to Down the Line
The player starts the point with a cross court underhand feed. Players alternate starting the point. As long as the players are hitting cross court, they are only allowed to use their backhand. Any other shot (Forehand, drop shot, volley or backhand down the line) opens up the point- whether on purpose or not.
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Crosscourt Forehand with the Option to go Down the Line
The rally starts with a crosscourt underhand feed. As long as both players are hitting crosscourt, they can only use their forehand. Any other stroke (Backhand, drop shot, volley, forehand down the line) starts the point, even if the player did not mean to do it.
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Open Rally from the Baseline
Feed an easy shot to the opponent, aiming at the center of the court. The players should alternate feeding, since the player feeding has the advantage of being the first one allowed to attack. The opponent hits the ball back to the feeder. The feeder can hit anywhere, and the point is played out.
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Tactics: Running around the Backhand
The feed is underhand and to the opponent’s backhand. The feed should be slow enough to allow the opponent to run around the backhand. The players should alternate feeding. The opponent has to play a forehand to start the point. He can play it in any direction. After that, the point is played out on the singles court.
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Backhand Slice on the Run
Points to 11 without serve The point starts with a running slice backhand. The slice player starts in the forehand corner. After the slice, the point is played out on the whole singles court.
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Crosscourt – Down the Line Plus 3
wo players play a 30 ball crosscourt down the line. The coach feeds a ball in immediately after a mistake. As soon as they finish the rally, they play 3 points cross court.
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Half Court Points: Attacking Down the Line
Players play on half the singles court. The rally starts with a feed from the coach to one of the players anywhere the coach chooses. The player hits the first shot back to the coach. The coach volleys back to the side where the point will be played out.
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Baseline Rally – Crosscourt to Down the Line
Players play from the baseline trying to keep the ball in play. The rally starts crosscourt and continues crosscourt until one of the players hits the ball down the line. The opponent will play the down the line shot crosscourt to start a new crosscourt rally.
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Slice One Crosscourt, One Down the Line
Players play in the service boxes. Only slice is allowed. One player will hit the ball only down the line and the other player only crosscourt. Players should change roles after a few minutes. The objective of the drill is to practice the technique and feel for the slice as well as the required footwork.
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Points: Crosscourt Forehand
Play to 11 feeding underhand. Players play points crosscourt on half the singles court. Only forehands are allowed.
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Points: Alternating Forehands and Backhands
Two singles players play points alternating one forehand and one backhand.
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Points: Master of Slice
Slice (half the court vs. topspin (whole court). You start the point with a feed to the backhand-side of the court after that the point is played out slice vs. topspin. You are not allowed to hit drop shots or to come to the net.
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Points: Backhand Crosscourt Rally
Players rally cross court on half the singles court and play the point out.
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Volleyball Tennis Singles
Two players play in opposing service boxes. To start the point, the two players face each other at the net. The point starts by one of the players playing the ball out of the hand in an upward motion over the net.
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Drop Shot Game
Players play a game hitting drop shots in the alley. The players have to try to hit the ball over the net as close as possible to the net, always landing in the alley. The players have to run and touch the middle service line after each hit.
Crosscourt Topspin Forehand
Players play a game crosscourt in the service boxes. Players can only use topspin forehands, and they can hit the ball as hard as they want to as long as the ball lands in the service box.
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Crosscourt Topspin Backhand
Players play a game crosscourt in the service boxes. Players can only use topspin backhands, and they can hit the ball as hard as they want to as long as it lands in the service box. This drill can be used as a warm up or to develop the technique and feel for the topspin backhand.
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Crosscourt Slice Backhand
Players play a game crosscourt in the service boxes. Players can only use backhand slice. This drill can be used as a warm up or to develop the technique and feel for the backhand slice. Scoring Play to 8 serving underhand (7-7 the next point wins).
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Cross Game
The game is played in the two cross-court service boxes. Here is how to play: One player serves underhand from the service line. The other player is positioned at the service line. The server approaches the net immediately, and from this point on everything is fair game.
Place and Pick up
Players play mini tennis in the service boxes. They have to hit the ball with slice and are not allowed to hit the ball hard. In addition, each player starts with a ball in the non-dominant hand. After each hit each player will either place the ball on the ground or pick it up.