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Tennis: Call Hand Drill

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Coach stands in front of the player and throws the ball. The player moves left and right and catches the ball.

However, when the coach throws the ball, they shout "right" or left", and the player must catch the ball with this hand, regardless of what side of the body the ball comes to.

COACHING POINTS

This is a great drill to work on reaction time and also to get a player to focus at the beginning of a session.

Coach should vary the throws to make the drills more difficult. Don't simply go "left, right, left right" etc. Should mix things up.

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Set up a cone on the baseline, and if there is more than one player taking part in the session, you can set up multiple cones to be used, but ensure these are correctly spaced out.

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The player stands in one corner of the court, with the coach on the opposite side of the baseline.

The coach drops the ball from shoulder height and the player must sprint across the baseline and hit the ball, before returning to their starting position.

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Between the legs:

The coach rolls the ball in different directions, whilst the player moves with shuffle step and let the ball roll through the legs.

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