Support: Keep Control With Strong Arm

Players work in groups of 3.

Players 1 and 2 rally for 1 minute after which player 2 steps aside and allows player 3 to tale their place.

Players 1 and 3 rally for 1 minute, during which time player 2 walks to the other side of the net, ready to take over from player 1 after the 1 minute is up.

Player 2 and 3 now rally for 1 minute.

-Players hit ground strokes in pairs until one of them makes a mistake. The waiting player(s) come in if mistake is made.
-After 5 minutes the winners are the players with the longest rally.
-More advanced players can be given target areas to hit to.

The court is marked out with cones into areas (e.g. red, amber and green). Players try to anticipate which area the ball is going to land in so that they can respond with the most appropriate tactical return.

A buddie coach stands behind the player and tells them which shot they should play (ie. approach the net, lob etc.) depending on the area that they are hitting from i.e. where they are standing/ running on court as they hit the ball.

Players will need to watch the body shape of the coach and the ball contact carefully to anticipate what type of shot is being hit and therefore where it is likely to land.

Players start off in 2 lines centre on the baseline. The moves to inside service box to execute high groundstrokes down the line.