This Sportplan Session looks at developing your players’ co-ordination and movement around the court through fun and competitive drills.
Fun is the theme running through this session by introducing training drills in a competitive way which will keep your players engaged throughout the training while honing their skills.
In pairs, groups of three and four, your players’ will enhance their non-dominant hand control, speed and movement around the court.
The 2v2 and three person drills will also boost your players’ on court attention span to ensure they remain switched on throughout matches by having them work together in smaller areas and in pairs to pass multiple balls over the net and win points.
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