Tennis: Warm up: jump rope

Develop your players all round volleying skills so they can successfully hit the stroke from all positions on the court while getting them into the habit of moving forward after the shot.

Coach feeds the balls to the same side of the court. The player has to hit three balls to complete a full run through of the drill.

The player hits each ball to a specific zone marked out with two cones. After the shot the player has to move toward the net.

The third shot should be played close to the net. After the third shot the player moves back to their starting position on the court.

Place a cone in the middle of the court, half way between the base line and sevice line.

Coach rallies with the players through the center of the court.

The player should be aiming to volley the ball back so it lands as close to the cone as possible. This is to encourage the deep court volley.

Coach stands at the net with the player stood on the baseline.

Coach and player rally together with volleys through the center of the court. The player should move forward after every shot.

When the player reaches the net, he/she then moves back after every shot until they are at the start position.

Coach feeds balls to the player at different areas of the court.

Player has to hit 4 balls in a row to the specific zones: (1.deep deuce, 2.deep ad, 3.short deuce, 4.short ad).