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Tennis: Catch The Racket

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  • 2 players face each other.
  • Players put their rackets vertically on the ground and hold them with one hand.
  • At a given signal, players release the racket and run to catch their partner’s racket.

COACHING POINTS

  • In this drill players work on speed and reaction in an enjoyable format.
  • Players have to maintain focus to be able to quickly react and get to the racket before it falls down.
  • If players have good success rate, they can increase the distance to increase the difficulty and physical demands.

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Anticipation and reactions | Movement

Anticipation and reactions:

Player side steps until the coach drops a ball.

The player must catch the ball before the second bounce. Players can also start from a stationary position with heels of the ground or hopping on one leg or criss crossing the legs or with player starting with their back to coach and the coach shouting out when throwing the ball.

Movement
Bring The Ball Down | Agility & Fitness

Bring The Ball Down:

  • Coach and player stand in one service box.
  • Coach throws random balls around the box.
  • Players sprints and brings the ball down to the court with racket as quickly as possible.

Agility & Fitness
Catch The Partner | Movement

Catch The Partner:

  • Two players face each other.
  • Players are only allowed to use shuffle steps.
  • Player A tries to move to the side to "break the line" with partner.
  • Player B's goal is to maintain this imaginary line by reacting to opponent's change of direction.


Movement
Be ready for anything! | Movement

Be ready for anything!:

Players are working in pairs with player 1 feeding from just behind the service box and player 2 starting from the baseline area.

Player 1 can roll, drop, or throw balls in any order or direction to player 2 and player 2 must react accordingly and return the ball to player 1 in the same way it has been fed.

They must reach each and every ball before it goes outside the single tramlines, baseline or in front of the service box. Player 1 can throw the ball straight at player 2 too so they must be ready for anything!

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