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Tennis: Hitting in all directions

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Player and coach rally together.

The player hits shots in this pattern:

forehand cross court
forehand down the line
backhand cross court
backhand down the line

COACHING POINTS

In this drill the player works on consistency and placement of the ball.

It is important to play the rally for as long as possible to guarantee improvement in a player's repetition, accuracy and fitness.

Explain to the player that by changing direction a lot will force the opponent to run more, so it will increase his/her chances of a successful, point winning shot.

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Confidence hitting down the line

Set up two sets of cones around 1metre inside the service line, either side of the coach who stands in the centre of the court.

The coach then feeds balls to the player so he/she has to hit either and backhand or forehand down the line shot.

The player must execute all strokes in down the line direction aiming for between the cones.

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Controlled volley then finish down the line

The coach feeds the ball to the forehand side of the player who stands on the service line.

Player hits a forehand volley to the coach who stands in the middle of the opposite service line to the player.

The coach then returns the ball to the player so he/she has to hit a backhand volley down the line.

Place cones around 1 metre from the service line on the deuce side for the player to aim for.

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Hitting winners v net player

Coach feeds in a ball to the player on the base line who has to try and hit a passing shot past the player at the net

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GroundStrokes N/Movement and Direction

Players start off on centre and hit 3 shots: Forehand crosscourt, backhand down the line and forehand crosscourt. (All shots back to coach position 3)

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