A common problem on the return is moving too much and therefore loosing precision. In this drill the player works on staying totally still to return using as little body movement as possible. The idea...
Two common mistakes when returning are: not tracking the ball to contact and reaching for the ball. This drill attacks both problems by forcing the player to work on catching the ball in front of the body...
A good way to practice the shorter backswing on the return is by having the player stand very close to the service line and return from there. From that position the player will not have time to take a...
“Grip Returns – Improving your Tracking Ability” is locked Grip Returns – Improving your Tracking Ability In order to hit a solid return it is very important to learn to track the ball into the contact...
The player stands way inside the baseline and the coach serves from the service line on the other side of the net. The job of the player is to try to allign the strings to the incoming ball placing the...
The most important thing is that the players return the serve, irrespectively of whether it lands in or not. The next step involves the players executing the following simple and highly effective task....
Alternating volleys and overheads is quite a normal combination in the warm up. However, when you ask the players to try to hit a low topspin shot after the overhead, it becomes more of a "return" type...
The return on a good serve to the outside from the deuce side usually goes cross-court or neutral through the middle for top players. Their primary goal: to steal the server the opportunity to get on the...
When attacking the net it is important to be able to stop the backward momentum after a lob and then recover to volley. This drill will help with that.
The player jumps legged forward and sideways over hurdles. After he has completed the jumping course, the coach passes him an attacking stroke and two volleys.
In this lesson, the players use a small net (mini-net) just before the T-line as a horizontal space divider. Depending on the quality of the volleys, the mini net can also be placed behind it later. At...
In this "arranged" drill, the server runs forward from the left through the middle after his serve and plays his volley against the run, short to the return player's backhand corner.
The coach feeds a ball to the backhand side. The player runs around the backhand, hits an inside out forehand and attacks the net. The coach feeds a second ball, high and slow; not a lob, but a shot that...
The coach feed a ball the the backhand side. The first player (A) runs around the backhand and hits an inside out forehand approach shot. The coach then feeds a high ball, which the player should return...
Our players hold 3 balls in their hands and move forward in side steps. They throw the ball up in quick succession and hit it as hard as possible to the other side - preferably with little spin.
What makes a good volley training? The players should not be static but train the volley from many different positions. This exercise is one of many possible variations and a good preparation for a doubles...
A nice demanding rhythm exercise to work on volleys. The players stand on the service line. The coach puts a ball into play, the players play in a clear direction, a pair always down the line, the other...
In this basket drill, we train the half-volley with our player. The player starts at th service line. The approach must force the player to a half-volley. Then he/she moves forward and plays a volley.
