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Tennis: GroundStrokes N/Movement and Direction

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Players start off on centre and hit 3 shots: Forehand crosscourt, backhand down the line and forehand crosscourt. (All shots back to coach position 3)

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Heads and Tails:

The red players are facing away from the blue players with their legs astride on the inside tramline. The blue players then underarm throw the balls either over the red players heads or thru their legs. The red players have to react as quickly as possible. The red players have to try and stop the ball before it reaches the center line.

Movement

Gladiator:

2 teams. One team has only 2 people who are gladiators. The other 4 have to balance the ball on their racquets and put it in the hoop without being tagged. When they are tagged they have to go back to the bucket to start again. Give them 2 minutes then stop.

Movement

Full Width Stroke Cross Court:

Player stands in one corner and the coach feeds a difficult ball to the other corner. Player runs and hits the ball on the run in cross court direction.

Movement

Hitting on the Run:

There are 2 lines of players starting at the middle of the baseline.

The coach feeds wide balls alternately to each side.

Players hit one shot down the line and then return to the opposite line.

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