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Tennis: Catch in Front

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DESCRIPTION

  • Player stands in the service box without a racket.
  • Coach feeds the ball to the backhand side.
  • Player tries to catch the ball in front of their body whilst stepping forward with their right leg.

COACHING POINTS

  • In this drill player works on learning where the backhand volley should be hit from.
  • By performing exercise without the racket, the player can focus solely on the ball and isloate ball perception and body control.
  • The coach should remind the player to move their hand towards the ball.
  • Additionally it is important to step forward using the right leg to develop a good habit of using the whole body while hitting a backhand volley.

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Teacher feeds the ball, however the student must shout out when they are about to split step (which would be just before the teacher feeds the ball).

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Concentrate on stopping for split step and controlling the volley.

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Complete control:

The player and coach stands close to the net. The coach changes positions on the court and throws balls to the backhand side. The player executes backhand volley back to coach with control.

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  • Coach throws a low ball to the forehand side.
  • Player steps forward and alternates catching/throwing the ball back to coach and hitting low forehand volley back to coach.

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The coach is feeding from the basket and players hit 2 balls each, a 1st volley and a 2nd volley.

Players can start between the baseline and the service-line running forwards and split-stepping as the coach makes contact with the ball.

After hitting the first volley down the line, they must move forwards closing the net down and edging to cover the line before they hit the 2nd volley cross-court.

The 1st volley must be played deep and the 2nd volley as a shorter angled shot.

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