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Tennis: Always Hit With Control

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Player stands on the service line.
Coach feeds balls to the ad side.
Player hits a deep backhand volley down the line, a deep backhand volley cross-court, a short backhand volley down the line and a short backhand volley cross-court.

COACHING POINTS

In this drill player works on their placement with backhand volley.
By trying to hit balls into different zones on the court, the player learns how to adapt technically to achieve the proper angle, depth and power of each shot.
With shorter shots, the player should make the swing more compact.
With deeper balls, opening the racket face, combined with a longer swinging motion are basics that will guarantee proper consistency.
Coach can feed more difficult balls if the quality is high to force the player to respond to shots that they will be facing during the match.

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Alternating volleys:

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Players line up on service line and hits 1st volley with backhand back to the coach at feeding position 3 the player then continues forward to 2nd volley with the forehand down the line.

Volley Drills

Angle rally (backhand):

Player A stands close to the net, whilst Player B stands closer to the side line. Player A works on angle volleys while rallying with the partner and Player B hits only drives after the bounce.

Volley Drills

All to ad:

The coach stands in the ad corner and the player stands at the net on the ad side. The coach and player rally together. The coach hits 2 balls to the ad side, 2 balls to the centre, and 2 balls to the deuce side. The player hits all the volleys back deep to the coach.

Volley Drills

Alternating Volleys:

Players line up on secure line and hits 1st Forehand volley to 1, player then continues forward to 2nd volley for a backahnd volley down the line.

Volley Drills

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