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Tennis: Hit and move: Running drives

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DESCRIPTION

Players are working in threes with player 1 in a full-court and players 2 and 3 in the forehand and backhand corners respectively.

Player 1 is hitting running drives, 1 forehand cross followed by 1 backhand cross.

Player 2 is hitting a forehand line, and player 3 a backhand line.

The pattern is played in this way for up to 3 minutes depending on the level of fitness of player 1.

COACHING POINTS

Even though players 2 and 3 are feeding, they must look to hit the ball aggressively with care down the lines, player 1 must be under pressure for this drill to work successfully.

Player 1 should try not to slice to defend if they can, they must attempt to hit running forehands and backhands as normal, going all the way out to complete the shots before running to the opposite corner.

Notes:

This drill is physically demanding on player 1 who is continuously moving from corner to corner.

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Inside out fh: Threes:

Player 1 is working in the whole court but primarily in the red target zone, hitting ONLY fhs: 1 fh cross, and 1 fh inside out.

Player 2 is working in the fh corner and is hitting a forehand back to the centre of the court, middle of the red target zone.

Player 3 is working in the bh corner and is hitting a backhand down the line to the outer edge of the red target zone.

Player 3 feeds the ball in down the line, player 1 hits a fh cross, player 2 hits a fh down the middle, player 1 runs around the ball and hits an inside out fh back to player 3, and the pattern repeats.

Rally Drills

Height for Depth:

Players rally up and down the middle of the court, attempting to get the longest rally they can hitting beyond the service box.

Racquets are placed in the net to force the players to hit with height, which will help them to get the depth they are looking for.

Pairs of players can compete against each other's courts to see which pair gets the longest rally within a certain amount of time.

Rally Drills

Groundstrokes, Inside-out forehands:

-Players work on ground strokes and depth, aiming to hit beyond the service line.Possibly put targets down.
-After rotations, swap to backhand.
- Players no.1 and no.6 can hit inside-out forehands depending on ability.

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

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