1 basket of orange balls. 1 group of 4 lined up behind yellow baseline on deuce side. 7 cones 1 metre apart to the net. Coach feeds to FH. 1pt over the net. 1 basket sponge balls. 1 group of 4 or 5 lined up on Ad side. Run to 1st cone then hit FH. Player on other side tries to catch after 1 or 2 bounces. If caught they collect and put on their racket.
Count the total points for Group 1 and total number of balls collected on the racket for group 2. Highest score wins. Swap team roles after each basket.
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