Footwork training is essential in tennis and using elastic resistance is an effective way to improve speed, agility and strength. Â Here we see an elastic belt in action.
For this drill the player start on the middle of the baseline and runs to the singles sideline as if going to hit a shot. Â He then recovers back to the middle.Â
The coach and the player face each other on the middle of the baseline. The coach hand feeds to the backhand side and the player runds around to hit a forehand. Pay attention to the movement cycle.
This is a great drill to work on footwork and can be used as a warm up, as a way to strengthen or as a tool to improve the anaerobic capacity of a player. A bouncing medicine ball is ideall for many drills...
Our u16 club players are in the following starting position: a female player on the very outskirts of her forehand side  (at the level of the alley), with the goal of playing the ball cross.
Players play on half the singles court down the line. The rally starts with a feed from the coach to one of the players into the playing area. The player hits the first shot crosscourt back to the coach....
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...
Players play from the baseline trying to keep the ball in play. One player hits only down the line and the other player only crosscourt. Players should change roles after a few minutes. The objective of...
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.
Here, the focus is on warming up strokes with one player hitting groundstrokes and one hitting volleys. However, there is a small, yet vital change. The baseline player should stand slightly within the...
Changing from offensive to defensive strokes, in other words, consciously altering the spin and tempo and executing a change of pace, is a key ability that good players must possess. Warm up strokes in...
First of all, players start hitting from the baseline. The four players pair up and hit down the line, keeping the ball alive (comfortable tempo with plenty of net clearance). Players should pay attention...
Changing direction is a key issue for tennis players. This exercise focuses on moving forwards and backwards to hit. Here, both players have specific tasks to complete in the forecourt. One moves forward,...
The player jumps over a hurdle as if splitstepping and runs to the side to shadow a forehand. Then he runs to the opposite side and shadows a backhand.
