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Tennis: Mix Height, Spin & Depth

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DESCRIPTION

Coach feeds the ball to the ad side.
Player runs around and hits a deep high topspin forehand inside out.
Coach feeds another ball to the deuce side.
Player finishes with a forehand drop shot cross-court.

COACHING POINTS

In this drill the player works on putting pressure on their rival by using forehands with different spins, heights and depths.
Hitting a high topspin shot to the opponent’s backhand is a proven strategy to put a rival behind the baseline and force them to deliver easier shot.
If the next ball is short there is a big chance that the opponent will maintain a defensive position so hitting a drop shot in the other direction can result in a straight winner.
For more advanced players the coach can add a serve/return at the beginning of the pattern to make it more similar to the match’s conditions.

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