Tennis: Full Squad Shapes

Full team cross drill.

Set-up: 8+ players, one court space, 2 balls.

Players set up in four corners in equal numbers, with opposite lines facing each other.

Both balls start on the same side, with the person at the front of the line.

The opposing front two players drive out diagonally and receive a pass from the opposite line.

They turn and pass back to the side they came from (but to the opposite line), then immediately become a defender for the person who now has the ball.

The person now at the front of the line, with the ball, then delivers a pass to the players who have driven out on a diagonal, and the drill begins again.

One ball, 1/3 space, 6 players.

4 feeders form a square.

1 defender and 1 attacker work in the middle of the square.

Attacker is to pass and recieve one short pass and one long pass from each corner. 

Players are in partners with one ball between them.

Activities are listed below, you can choose to do these in any order, repeat them or use a coach calls system. 

1. Lunge jumps x2 squat and pass.

2. Ab twist and pass.

3. Long overhead pass.

4. Fast feet short passing. 

5. Low ball, drive around, long ball. 

6. Short high ball, over drive around, receive long pass. 

Equipment: 2 balls, half court space, 6+ players.

4 players stand as posts in a square as set out in video. Approximatly half way down 1/3 and near halfway.

2 other players, the workers, start on the baseline with the balls, one each. 

Workers pass ball out to first posts on a diagonal and follow the pass to recieve a short pass from first post.

Workers then pass straight on to the second posts and follow the pass. 

Second post players toss a high ball for the workers to catch. Workers stay put and the second post players run down court to recieve a long pass to the point of the first posts.

First posts move down and will become the workers in the next round.