Tennis: Backhand Stage 3

Coach, 2 players, and a basket of balls.

Coach feeds ball 1 from just inside the t junction of the service box to the corner of the singles court.

Player 1 starts off on the centre of the baseline, and moves to meet the feed and hit a deep backhand down the line, then recovers to the start position.

Coach feeds ball 2 mid court for player 1 to step into and hit a backhand down the line.

Player 2 steps in and the drill is repeated.

Coach, 2 players, and a basket of balls.

Coach feeds from just inside the t junction of the service box to the corner of the singles court.

Player 1 starts off on the centre of the baseline, and moves to meet the feed and hit a deep backhand down the line, then recovers to the start position.

Coach feeds 3 balls for player 1 then the players rotate.

Players are working cross-court from their backhand corners and have to hit a backhand slice off every single ball. They also have to slice the ball deeper than the service line and cannot dropshot or come to the net.

If a player has to hit a forehand or a topspin backhand they lose the point straight away.

Players must take it in turns to feed the ball in and the point is played out in this way in the half-court with the tramlines being out, first to 11 points.

Coach feeds balls to the backhand side. Player alternates backhand drive and backhand slice in cross court direction.