Optimal warmup game before the doubles training or at the end of a training session. Four players stand next to each other at the baseline. They play points on the whole doubles court but have to “high five” their partner every time they touch the ball.
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Here single is combined with doubles. Two doubles teams play against each other. The game starts with two singles points played simultaneously on half the doubles court. As soon as a player loses the point he/she calls “doubles” and the remaining rally is played as a doubles point.
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4 players hold 2 balls in play at the baseline controlling the rhythm and direction. The players are all very close to the baseline and take the ball early. The coach puts a ball into play, the players play in a specific direction,two play down the line, the others always crosscourt.
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Highly dynamic doubles with conditional preload. All players start on the service line. At the command of the coach everyone sprints backwards. The coach plays or throws a short ball randomly and the point is played out.
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Both teams start at the baseline. The coach throws or plays a short ball to one team. The point is played out.
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Two doubles start classically, each team with a baseline player and a net player. The coach feeds and a baseline duel startsl. Players can only play down the line when lobbing. The net players try to interfere and poach.
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An offensive doubles team who starts at the service line should move up with a deep, smart first volley. The coach feeds flat and fast to the net players, so that they cannot put the first volley away away”. They will hit a deep volley and the point opens up.
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A defensive doubles team starts at the baseline, an offensive one at the service-line. Both teams have to sprint forward on asignal of the coach (as a preload). The Baseliners sprint to the service -line and touch the line, the net players tap the edge of the net. Then the coach feeds an offensive lob. The point is played with this overhead.
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Learn how to apply immediate pressure on the server in singles and doubles to gain the upper hand right from the start
Singles vs. doubles – Pressure the server Read More »
In Doubles: 3-2-1, teams earn points by errors, winners, and overhead winners from an underhand feed
In doubles, all four players dominate the net with swift volleys and smart positioning to outplay opponents and secure quick points
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In doubles, one player stays up at the net while the partner covers backcourt, moving diagonally to defend and control the point
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In doubles, the net player attacks volleys aggressively to control the point and pressure opponents into errors
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A game-like doubles drill that trains quick net transitions, first volleys, and team communication after a lob situation.
Lobbing and Coming in Read More »
A high-intensity net drill focusing on chip-and-charge timing, first volleys, and tactical positioning in serve-and-volley situations.
Chipping and Charging Read More »
In doubles, both players stay back on the return to counter serve-and-volley tactics and avoid penalties like extra jumps or point loss
Playing Both Back on the Return Read More »
In doubles, poach aggressively by moving diagonally to intercept and volley, disrupting your opponents’ rhythm at the net
One player serves and volleys. The opponent hits a lob over his partner at the net. If the lob is very deep, the team lets it bounce and plays a defensive lob back. If the lob is short, the player at the net hits an overhead between both opponents, and the point is played out.
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One player serves and volleys, the opponent returns crosscourt. The player who returned keeps playing to the middle of the court or crosscourt, and the server keeps volleying crosscourt until the player at the baseline hits a lob. At this time the point is played out.
Doubles: Volley crosscourt and wait for the lob Read More »
One player serves and volleys, the opponent returns crosscourt. Video: High Volley If the return is high, the server will volley firmly toward the opponent at the net. Video: Low Volley If the return is low, the server will volley deep toward the player on the baseline. The point is played out.
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In the Australian formation the net player stand on the same side as the server to start the point. The server serves from the middle of the court (just as in singles). With this formation, the returner is forced to return down the line.
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In the I formation, the net player straddles the center line. The server serves from the middle of the court (singles formation). The net player will move to the right or to the left after the serve. The returner must guess what the net player will do and return to the open court.
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Typical girls’s doubles? Two girls are rallying crosscourt from the baseline while their partner’s at the net are standing like statues watching the balls go by – happy not to get involved. We need to change that. A few methodological tricks and we bring doubles back to life.
A Different Type of Doubles Read More »
This is a game for advanced players and requires great feel and footwork. Two players play as a team against another team. Each ball may only be played as half volley. Playing surface is the total double mini court.
Team Half Volley Game Read More »
