Tennis: Strong hand

Answer all the questions that the opponent throws you at the net with this session, getting you confident and using variety to win the point

Players rally up and down the middle of the court with 1 player at the baseline and one at the net.

The aim of the drill is to hit as many balls in 1 minute as possible, counting as they go.

The minute period is repeated 5 times with players resting for 1 minute between each repetition to recover and collect balls ready for the next drill.

Players should continuously try to beat their own score each time, but this drill can also be made competitive by comparing the scores between other pairs of players.

Before the player begins this drill the coach should demonstrate the correct way to play the stroke while explaining the important details about the shot.

Firstly the players should practise the motion of the forehand and then backhand stroke.

Secondly the coach should gently throw balls to the player, who has to perform a half volley using their hand.

Cones are set inside the service boxes. The player starts from the middle, sprints to the right cone and imitates forehand volley. As fast as possible, the player recovers back and moves to the other side.

The player stands at the service line. The coach feeds balls to the backhand side. The coach alternates feeds hitting 1 ball into the legs of the player and 1 regular ball. The player alternates hitting 1 backhand half-volley and 1 regular backhand volley in a down the line direction.