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Tennis: Short followed by lob

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Use 1/2 court to play 2 feeders per court basket in the middle of the base line.

Feeders 1st feed a short ball followed by a lob player on the other side hit the 2 shots and move out of the way for the next player.

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Yo - Yo:

1) Teacher alternates short drop shot and deep lob feeds from the basket.Also alternates forehand, backhand.
2)Player hits the short ball to a down the line target as an approach shot
3) Player will then move back for the smash.
4) The smash is hit cross court

Movement

Line and Drop:

Coach feeds a long ball across the court.

Players have to run across the court to play the ball deep down the line and then across to the net to play a short drop shot down the line.

Each player hits the 2 shots and then go to the back of the queue.

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

Swiss Handball:

This game requires two or more teams.

Both teams are trying to place the ball into the opposing team's hoop, however they are not allowed to run with the ball.

On receiving the ball, the player must touch the ground first with the ball and pass it to a team-mate within 3 seconds.

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