Coach, 3 players, and a basket of tennis balls.
Coach hits a high feed to player 1 to play a forehand smash.
Coach then feeds 4 quick feeds for the same player to play 4 volleys.
Player 2 steps in and the drill continues. Then player 3.
Good use of footwork to get feet around the ball.
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