Players rally up and down the middle of the court cooperatively.
They must try and hit as many contacts as they can within a timed one minute period, regardless of whether the ball goes out or in the net.
This one minute period is repeated 5 times with 1 minute in between each repetition for players to recover and collect balls ready for the next working slot.
This drill should be performed at the highest intensity possible.
Players should be left to work out the best way to acheive the highest number of hits in the 1 minute period, hopefully adapting to take the ball early and hitting hard with control.
Most club players practise the serve on its own and then have no idea what to do with the ball that comes back. Serve plus one is the pattern that turns a good serve into a won point.
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