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Tennis: Fast team work

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-Players rally on a full court.
-There can be two or more players on each side of the net starting from the baseline.
-Using one racket per team the first player hits one shot and passes the racket to the next team player.
-Points are won if the opposing side hits the ball outside of singles court or into the net.

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The drill can be adapted according to players ability by using a slower ball or a smaller court.

The drill develops movement and dexterity and encouraging co-operation.

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Five Alive:

Separate the whole group into teams of around 5-6. Each team nominates a player to feed first.

When ready the feeder throws the ball to each player consecutively until the team has caught 5 balls.

The team getting to 5 first shouts Five Alive and win the first point.

A new feeder is selected by each team, and the next round begins.

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Egg and spoon run:

Players start on the baseline with a ball on their racket strings.

They run up to the net where they swap over the ball with the player on the opposite side of the net.

They then run back to the baseline.

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Ghosts:

-Players hit one shot each and if they return it into court they return to the back of the queue, if they make a mistake they become a ghost.
-Ghosts must go to the same end as the feeder. If they catch a ball before it bounces they come back to life again (swapping with the person who hit that ball).
-The winner is the player who is last one alive!!

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Around the World:

Rally with the coach in a round robin system.

Players hit one shot and then run to the back of the queue.

For variation use one racquet. After each shot players must pass the racquet on to the next player.

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