Tennis: Rally Pattern

The shot is a forehand that goes down the line on what would be the backhand side of the person hitting the ball.

The player serves wide from the ad side, with the aim of getting the ball to land between two cones in the serving box on the opposite side of the court.

The coach, standing in front of the player, then feeds him/her the ball to their backhand side.

The player then has to run around and hit forehand inside in, with the aim of getting the ball to land between two cones placed in the corner of the deuce side on the other side of the net.

Players perform regular warm up routines based on running and dynamic stretching. The coach prepares activity stations to improve athletic skills related to the session's theme.

The video is a suggested warm up which involves the coach feeding the ball to the player from the other side of the net. The player then has to catch the ball and throw it back to the coach. To ensure a full warm up vary where you throw the ball.

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.

The coach feeds balls to the player's ad side from the opposite end of the court.

Starting from the centre of their baseline the player, who stays on the balls of his/her's feet, moves into position and hits forehand inside in between two cones placed in one corner of the opposite end of the court.