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Tennis: 3 Shot Forehand Drill

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DESCRIPTION

Players should use good quick footwork to get their feet in the correct position around the ball to play the shots.

The aim is to encourage players to progressively attack on the move.

Coach feeds 3 balls to 3 players. Feed 1 to player A at the net to play a forehand cross court volley. Feed 2 to player B to play a mid court forehand shot down the court. Feed 3 to player C to the corner of the court on the baseline, to play a forehand pass down the line.

The drill should be continuous so as player A joins the queue. Player B moves to feed 1, player C to feed 2, player D to feed 3, so that the drill is continuous.

COACHING POINTS

Pay particular attention to the players footwork around the ball.

Players should be looking to return their mid and deep forehand shots with depth.

Encourage players to hit the ball on the rise or top of the bounce.

This is a fast drill and it is important to encourage the players to advance to their next position quickly.

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Cross court inside-out forehands:

The coach feeds the first ball in and then players have to keep the rally going, running around the ball to play a cross-court forehand into the coned area.

So player 1 hits the ball to player 1 on the other team who then returns to player 2 and so on.

Forehand Drills

Attacking forehands on the move:

Coach feeds three balls per player from the basket.

Players should aim to hit the targets (as in diagram - can use cones to mark out targets).

The aim is to encourage players to progressively attack on the move.

Forehand Drills

1 High 1 Low - Forehand:

In this exercise, the coach feeds all the balls to one side. The player's goal is to alternate shots with higher and lower trajectory over the net, firstly hitting a high shot, followed by a low shot, and this is repeated.

Forehand Drills