Tennis: Approach from the Alley

I have used many of the tennis drills and as a result my two High...
Linsent, Tennis coach

DESCRIPTION

The coach stands in front of the player and throws the ball to the deuce alley. The player sprints, hits forehand approach from the alley and follows to the net.

COACHING POINTS

During highly competitive matches, 1 or 2 balls can make a difference in the final result. It means that players have to practice different difficult situations that can occur during tournament situations. Approaching the net after hitting from the alley happens from time to time during the match so players have to be ready to answer this obstacle successfully.

In this drill, the player adapts to the difficult situation and hits forehand approach from the alley. Learning how to hit on the run from outside of the court is the major goal of this exercise. The coach should emphasize down the line direction of the shot to have a bigger chance to win the point at the net.

READ MORE
READ LESS
1743658
1010

SIGN UP NOW FOR FREE

  • search our library of 1200+ tennis drills
  • create professional tennis coaching plans
  • or access our tried and tested tennis plans
MORE Forehand Drills
/drills/ Tennis/ Forehand-Drills /categoryDrills_21.jsp

JOIN SPORTPLAN FOR FREE

  • search our library of 1200+ tennis drills
  • create your own professional coaching plans
  • or access our tried and tested plans

Sportplan App

Give it a try - it's better in the app

YOUR SESSION IS STARTING SOON... Join the growing community of tennis coaches plus 1200+ drills and pro tools to make coaching easy.
LET'S DO IT