Standing in the deuce corner the coach feeds the ball to the player from the opposite end of the court.
The coach should move the player around the court by feeding the ball to different parts of the court, but the player is only allowed to hit forehands to the deuce corner.
In this exercise, the player works on consistency and placement while using forehand from the full court. The player doesn't know where the coach will hit the ball so the environment resembles match conditions.
For intermediate players, coach can hit slower balls to make players succeed often. For more advanced athletes, intensity and volume should be raised to make significant improvements.
Discussion
Spanish players are great examples of combining 2 skills to win tennis matches - footwork and forehand. Carlos Moya in the past and Rafael Nadal nowadays are players who run from one corner to the other and hit only forehands.
Speed, stamina, strength and technique are areas that have to be addressed to achieve level of these great pros.
"It is not only useful for staff who are experienced but a valuable tool for those subject staff who have to take teams."
The variety of sessions across sports - sometimes we steal session ideas from one sport and use them with another.
As we enter the business end of the competition, we take a look at the remaining eight teams and the key talking points surrounding each side.