Players start off in doubles alley and move along the baseline hitting 2 forehands.
As players move sideways they must take the last step towards the ball at contact. In this drill the coach feeds the ball from the basket for every shot the player needs to make.
You can vary the feed in a number of ways:
Most club players practise the serve on its own and then have no idea what to do with the ball that comes back. Serve plus one is the pattern that turns a good serve into a won point.
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