Tennis: Overhead Volley

Both players are at the net in the volley position, rallying cooperatively to each other for 1 minute.

Players are trying to achieve as many volleys as they can in one minute. If they hit the ball into the net or the opposing player can't reach the ball, the next ball is fed in immediately and the drill continues.

The minute is repeated 5 times with the players resting for 1 minute between sets to recover and think of ways to improve their score!

Scores are counted and can be compared with other courts or players to make the drill competitive.

-Players take it in turns to play volleys and ground strokes in the service box.
-Players swop round after approximately 3 minutes.

Both players are rallying in the service box, however Red 1 must 1/2 volley every shot back to Blue 1. After ten shots, continue the volley but Blue 1 must then 1/2 volley.

Players work in groups of 4 volleying one ball between 4.

Players down 1 end start by always hitting cross court, the pair down the other end hitting down the line.

Players continue in this way until "change" is called by the coach, and the pattern resumes with all players trying to keep the rally going as this occurs.

Courts compete between themselves looking for the longest rallies or alternatively, players can compete amongst the groups of 4 by counting errors, so that the player with the least amount of errors at the end of the drill wins!