The deep players rally the ball back and forth between one another.
The blue receiver's partner attempts to intercept the ball down the middle.
Once the ball has been intercepted the point is live.
The players rotate clockwise round the court after 6-8 rallies so that each player gets to play in each position.
This drill is pretty demanding unless the players are very advanced.
The coach might have to adapt as appropriate if the players find the task too demanding.
Indoor courts give players less time and less room. Help them sharpen their split step, shorten their swing and stay calm, and winter becomes a season of real progress.
A tiebreak is a short sprint where every point is worth the same as a break of serve. The players who win them are rarely the ones who hit hardest. Here is how to coach the patterns, habits and scoreboard thinking that win the big points.
Most club players practise the serve on its own and then have no idea what to do with the ball that comes back. Serve plus one is the pattern that turns a good serve into a won point.