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Tennis: Distance Decides About The Shot

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Cones are set vertically on the ad side. Coach feeds the balls to the ad side with different width
If the ball lands on the right side from the cones (player's view), player hits regular backhand topspin
If the ball lands on the left side from the cones (player's view), player hits backhand slice.
Cones are set vertically on the ad side. Coach feeds the balls to the ad side with different width
If the ball lands on the right side from the cones (player's view), player hits regular backhand topspin
If the ball lands on the left side from the cones (player's view), player hits backhand slice.

COACHING POINTS

In this drill, players work on ability to choose the type of the shot according to the information that they get from ball-perception
With the balls closer to the player, there is enough time to set up stable position and look for more offensive shots
With the balls further away from the player, the time-restriction puts player under pressure and that is why it is a smart move to defend with slice and make it more difficult for the rival to deliver another challenging ball

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Impatient Players:

Player rallies with partner.
Player alternates hitting forehand topspin cross-court and backhand slice down the line.

Rally Drills

Queen/King of Depth:

-Both players have cones approx 2 meters in front of base line (depending on players skill level.
-Players gain a point each time they hit between the cone and the base line.
-First player to 11 points wins the game.
To make the drill easier it can be played on one half of the court and later progressed to full court.
The game can also be started with with a second serve.

Rally Drills

Good court positioning:

-Learning correct positions enhances court coverage and enables the player to respond to the most likely shot placements by the opponent.
-Place 4 markers in a diamond shape around the centre of the baseline. Start by the coach telling the player to move to a correct marker after each shot.(Using forward, back, left, right commands.

Rally Drills

Consistency and accuracy:

-Players hit forehands aiming for the line.
-Players maintain high net clearance to achieve consistency.
-Three points are deducted from the final score (i.e. the rally count) for each shot that was hit into the net.
-After 2 minutes see which pair held the longest rally.
-After one or two rounds swap to backhand.

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