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Tennis: Aggressive Forehand

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Coach stands on the player's side of the court and feeds the ball with the racquet off the ground. Player moves forward and hits an aggressive forehand.

COACHING POINTS

Quick reaction and hitting in the high point of contact (shoulder level) are 2 priorities for any player who wants to be more offensive. Running fast gives us more time to prepare and less time for the opponent to react. Hitting around the shoulder level gives us higher margin of errors because we can hit flat and the ball will still go over the net.

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1 High 1 Low - Forehand

In this exercise, the coach feeds all the balls to one side. The player's goal is to alternate shots with higher and lower trajectory over the net, firstly hitting a high shot, followed by a low shot, and this is repeated.

Forehand Drills

1 High 1 Low - Backhand

Forehand & Backhand Drill

Attacking forehands on the move

Coach feeds three balls per player from the basket.

Players should aim to hit the targets (as in diagram - can use cones to mark out targets).

The aim is to encourage players to progressively attack on the move.

Forehand Drills

Approach and Close

The coach feeds into the service area.
-Before the coach feeds Player 1 has to nominate the corner into which they hit their approach shot.
-Player 1 plays an approach shot Player 2 has to hit down the line, Player 2 then finishes the rally at the net.

Attacking

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Player serves from the deuce side. Coach feeds short ball to the deuce side. Player moves forward, sets up close stance and hits offensive forehand.

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Serve and return pattern with forehand

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Short Opportunity

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