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.
Encourage players to use correct footwork.
Remind players to hit enough spin to achieve consistency and clearance of the net.
Progression:
Turn this drill into a competition. The team scores a point each time the target area is hit.
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