Players start on the side of the court and run across where they return the ball from a feeder and continue running to hit another ball before running to the other side of the court, and recovering while walking round the court to join the back of the queue.
Challenge the players to hit the ball with forehand and backhand, calling out which one when feeding the ball.
Players can be given targets on the court or can be told to aim for a certain part of the court.
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