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Tennis: 2 and 1 on Backhand

I have used many of the tennis drills and as a result my two High...

Linsent, Tennis coach

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Players rally together. Player A hits 2 backhands cross-court and 1 backhand down the line. Player B responds with all shots to the backhand corner.

COACHING POINTS

Moving the opponent is a basic tactic in tennis at any level of performance. By playing the shots to different sides, their opponent needs solid skills to maintain the rally and control the direction. At a decent level, most of the players can hit from the static position but where the running starts, mistakes also get bigger.

In this drill, the player works on changing direction while using backhand strokes. Being able to be consistent while rallying in cross-court direction is a primary skill to create advantage on the court. Well-placed shots down the line ball can result in straight winner or it can be a reason why opponent responded with ball that is easy to finish. For more advanced players, the coach can set up zones (for cross court: deep or angle, for down the line: deep) to make sure that players are able to hit specific targets on the court.

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Develop your player's skills to move the opposition around the court with this session, working on key skills such as coming to the net, ready to take the advantage!

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1 in 1 out:

The coach stands in front of the player and throws 1 short 1 deep ball to the backhand side. Player's goal is to hit backhands moving inside and outside of the baseline.

Proper footwork is crucial if we are thinking about effective tennis play. Many mistakes are made because of improper legs' work so that is why players have to spend more time on drills that are based on intense footwork. Having strong legs and being quick are 2 skills that make us play better as also increase our self-confidence because we know our capabilities.

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1 High 1 Low - Backhand:

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.

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2 responses from backhand side:

The coach feeds balls to the ad side. The player alternates hitting backhand down the line and backhand slice down the line.

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Backhand Deep / short:

Coach is stationed at position 2 while players start off forehand alley corner moves and executes first shot near middle baseline and second shot mid-court short ball.

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