Contact Help center
Tennis Tennis
HOME Tennis Drills Agility & Fitness

Tennis: Volley Shadow

Sportplan has been very helpful in guiding me through my first year...
Bill, Newly qualified coach

DESCRIPTION

  • Cones are set on the court.
  • Player performs volley movement shadowing, paying attention to the footwork and racquet technique.

COACHING POINTS

  • Shadowing is a great way to warm up for a volley session and get comfortable with skills that are necessary to play at the net effectively.
  • Players should start doing this exercise at a steady pace and gradually increase the speed with every set.

 

READ MORE
READ LESS
OFTEN USED WITH...
Watch and Chase | Agility & Fitness

Watch and Chase:

Player rolls ball through players legs and they must chase ball and stop it with racquet.

Agility & Fitness
Warm up: touching the cones | Volley Drills

Warm up: touching the cones:

Players warm up by running and performing dynamic stretches.

The coach should ask players to perform exercises which will help to develop the skills related to the half-volley.

In this warm up set up two cones about 1.5 metres apart. Ask your player to stand facing the cones, then reach down to the cone on his/her left with their right hand.

Then return to the standing position before reaching for the left cone with the right hand.

Volley Drills
Warm up | Agility & Fitness

Warm up:

Players perform their own individual warm up routines.

Warm up should include moderate running and dynamic stretching.

Coach sets up a few stations to work on skills related to the session's goal.

Agility & Fitness
Warm up: jump rope | Agility & Fitness

Warm up: jump rope:

Players warm up using own routines based on running and dynamic stretching.

Coach sets up specific exercises to improve physical skills. Players should warm up all strokes to get ready for the practice.

Agility & Fitness
2212852
1010

SIGN UP NOW FOR FREE

  • search our library of 1200+ tennis drills
  • create professional tennis coaching plans
  • or access our tried and tested tennis plans
MORE Agility & Fitness DRILLS
/drills/ Tennis/ Agility-Fitness /categoryDrills_21.jsp

JOIN SPORTPLAN FOR FREE

  • search our library of 1200+ tennis drills
  • create your own professional coaching plans
  • or access our tried and tested plans
LATEST FROM THE BLOG
Set Yourself Up For Success This Year

Set Yourself Up For Success This Year

Create a resolution to develop your coaching confidence by seizing the opportunity to discover new drills, turn ideas into action and seek advice from the coaching community.

December 31st, 2023
|
Archie Dunnill
Should Aaron Smith's World Cup Final try have stood?

Should Aaron Smith's World Cup Final try have stood?

World Rugby has reportedly conceded Aaron Smith's disallowed try in the World Cup final should have stood.

November 14th, 2023
|
Archie Dunnill
Sportplan Spotlight: Vary Your Sessions

Sportplan Spotlight: Vary Your Sessions

"It is not only useful for staff who are experienced but a valuable tool for those subject staff who have to take teams."

January 25th, 2023
|
Archie Dunnill
VISIT THE BLOG TO READ MORE
Tennis DRILL CATEGORIES
Attacking drills Backhand Drills drills Coordination / Fun Games drills Doubles Drills drills Extras drills Forehand & Backhand Drill drills Forehand Drills drills Lob drills Movement drills Passing Shots Drills drills Rally Drills drills Serve and Return drills Smash Drills drills Volley Drills drills Agility Fitness drills
1 2 3

Sportplan App

Give it a try - it's better in the app

SPORTPLAN USES COOKIES

Sportspeople like cookies too! By continuing to browse, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. More info

Privacy Policy
We are committed to privacy and support current industry initiatives to preserve individual privacy rights on the Internet. Protecting your privacy on-line is an evolving area and this website will constantly evolve to meet these demands.


Cookies
Some of our web pages utilise "cookies". A "cookie" is a small text file that may be used, forexample, to collect information about web site activity. Some cookies and other technologies may serve to recallPersonal Information previously indicated by a web user. Most browsers allow you to control cookies, includingwhether or not to accept them and how to remove them.

Some cookies are necessary for the operation of our website, if you choose to block them some aspects of the site may not work for you. Non necessary cookies are only set when you have given your explicit consent to their use. Such cookies included those set by our statistics package Google Analytics.

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that you've provided to them or that they've collected from your use of their services.

More info
Tennis POPULAR SEARCH TERMS
approach backhand backhand drills badminton beginner donkey doubles doubles drills drills drop shot football footwork forehand forehand drills games kids lesson plans lob mini mini tennis search serve serving short slice smash tennis volley volley drills warm up
YOUR SESSION IS STARTING SOON... Join the growing community of tennis coaches plus 1200+ drills and pro tools to make coaching easy.
LET'S DO IT