The video provides a comprehensive look at the drills featured in Level 1, designed for those who are new to the sport. These drills are thoughtfully organized to guide players step by step, starting from the basics and progressing towards initiating their first rally. Our integrated approach ensures that players practice a variety of techniques right from the beginning, enabling them to feel at ease in every corner of the court.

Here, you will find a summary of the objectives of Level 1.

All Goals of Level 1:

Groundstrokes
  • You learn to rally with a partner
  • You start with racket control exercises
  • You learn athletic skills such as throwing, catching, rolling and learn to incorporate them into your strokes
Serve and Return
  • You learn to put the ball into play with an overhead movement (with a forehand grip)
  • First straight, then diagonally into the correct Service Box
  • You learn to return your partnerโ€™s overhead serve safely
Net Play
  • You learn to keep the ball in play with your partner using the volley
  • You learn to hit the ball above your head
Footwork
  • You will learn how to move forwards, backwards and sideways
  • You will learn what a split step is and when to use it
Singles Tactics
  • You learn to play safely over the net
  • You learn to cooperate with your partner

Are you interested in what happens at the next level?

Watch the demo of Level 2

FAQ

How to use the platform for Level 1 Players

Where can I find training tips for this level?

You will find over 200 training videos for this level in the categories Live Ball Drills, Feeding Drills, Technique and Tactics + Mental, but also in Kids Tennis.
All you have to do is set the filter for the Playing Level on the left sidebar.
Here you can see an example video.

If I can keep the ball in play with my partner with Forehand and Backhand, do I already go to level 2 and work on better technique? Or do I have to be able to do the same with the other strokes first?

Of course, you can then go to the next level. But in principle, we recommend being as good as possible with all strokes at the same level. For example, if you only practise Forehand and Backhand, you can bounce to level 2 or 3 quite quickly with just the favour shots. But if you want to play for points, this would limit your tactics considerably. If you stop at level 1 with the volley and overhead, you will then hope that your opponent doesn’t play a short ball and you won’t have to play one of these strokes.