Coach, 4 players, and a basket of tennis balls.
Player 1 starts off on the centre of the baseline.
Coach feeds 3 balls across the court from the players left to right, for the player to run on to and play 3 deep forehand returns.
Player 1 joins the queue and player 2 steps on for the drill to be repeated.
Drill continues until all 4 players have had a turn.
Repeat the drill.
Players footwork needs to be quick to get in the correct positions to play the shots.
Meet the ball on the rise or top of the bounce.
Recover to the start position to receive each feed.
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