This Sportplan Session looks at developing your players all round volleying skills.
By using this plan your players’ will be able to return shots successfully using a volley from various positions of the court.
The importance of volleying
The volley is a hugely important shot because it can be used in many situations during the match, and by developing the ability to play the shot from different distances from the net can help ensure the stroke is played successfully.
The plan will build your players’ confidence in volleying from anywhere on the court whether at the baseline or net and hitting and return the ball to deep deuce,deep ad,short deuce and short ad
Hit and move
The goals of the session is not only to develop your players ability to hit the shot but to get them into the habit of hitting the volley and moving .
.Moving forward after the shot is the key to a successful volley because if a player stays in the same spot it gives the advantage to their opponent by leaving space open for them to hit a passing shot and win the point.
If you look at the best players in the world, they are always looking to move toward the net after every volley so they can get into a better position at the net to increase their chances of winning the point on the next shot.
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