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Players play the point out from their hand in a full court as normal.

If they win the point with a clear winner or by forcing an error from their opponent they get plus 1 point. However, if they make an unforced error of any kind, they get minus 1 point.

Players can play until 1 player reaches plus or minus 7 points.

COACHING POINTS

The emphasis on the scoring system encourages the players to be more pro-active within the point, but also to do all they can to be consistent and not make silly errors on the ball where they are not under pressure.

In order to win the drill players must 'win' the points, as opposed to not losing them.

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OFTEN USED WITH...

Queen/King of Depth:

-Both players have cones approx 2 meters in front of base line (depending on players skill level.
-Players gain a point each time they hit between the cone and the base line.
-First player to 11 points wins the game.
To make the drill easier it can be played on one half of the court and later progressed to full court.
The game can also be started with with a second serve.

Rally Drills

1 Minute Rally and Swap.:

Players work in groups of 3.

Players 1 and 2 rally for 1 minute after which player 2 steps aside and allows player 3 to tale their place.

Players 1 and 3 rally for 1 minute, during which time player 2 walks to the other side of the net, ready to take over from player 1 after the 1 minute is up.

Player 2 and 3 now rally for 1 minute.

Rally Drills

No winners!:

Players are working in the full court and take it in turns to feed the ball in out of their hand.

They are playing the point out as normal but with the stipulation that they are not allowed to hit a winner to win the point! Players must make their best effort to reach balls, it is up to the coach to decide whether they have done this and whether the ball hit was an outright winner - in which case it will not be counted!

Players can play first to 11 points, this can and should take a quite a long time!

Rally Drills