The player warms up backhand stroke and works on recovery, and rallies with another player. One player is using only backhand strokes. After each hit, the player has to recover to the middle and go around the cone.
In this drill, recovery is the main aspect. Many players hit during the warm up and stand on the court so they don't improve anything. By recovering and going around the cone, the player raises the heart's rate up so he is ready for the more intense drills as also he develops better speed and footwork.
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