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Tennis: Volley to Volley Down the Line Vs Cross-Court

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The aim for players is to keep the ball up for as long as they can.

The pattern of is play is always a cross court volley followed by a down the line volley...

COACHING POINTS

The coach should be on hand to quickly feed in the ball every time this drill breaks down.

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Work on your players' rat-a-tat attacking volleys, hitting the ball earlier to get your players pressuring their opponent and cutting down their time to react!

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Volley Race:

-The players are in pairs in this volley race.
- Make sure players stay in the service box area and that players don't hit each other with the ball.
- At first forehand volleys only.
-The pair to have made the most volleys in 30secs wins.
This can then be done with backhand volleys and various variations.

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Volley and move across net in pairs:

1. Students work in pairs.
2. Students move down net volleying to each other.
3. Emphasize control and precision volleys.

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Players work in groups of 2-6.

Players get in a circle and attempt to keep the ball in the air for as long as possible.

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