HOME Tennis Drills Forehand Drills

Tennis: Attacking forehands on the move

Sportplan has been very helpful in guiding me through my first year...

Bill, Newly qualified coach

DESCRIPTION

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.

COACHING POINTS

Progressing practise to attacking with inside-out forehands, paying particular attention to correct footwork around the ball

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

READ MORE

READ LESS

OFTEN USED WITH...

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

Deep cross court:

-The coach feeds down the line, the player runs to hit the ball cross court into the target area.
First player to 3 shots (or higher if more advanced players) wins the game.
-The drill can then be run similarly from the backhand corner.

Forehand Drills

Backhand forehand:

Dead ball drill.
Coach is stationed on position 2 and players start off middle baseline and moves to forehand then 2nd shot on back hand

Forehand & Backhand Drill

Backhand:

Coach feeds live ball to Player who backhand returns

The coach then lays a cross court for the player who hits the ball at a target close to the baseline

Backhand Drills

35883

1010