large groups

Cam HughesCoach, England

If you're coaching a large group on one or two courts, these Sportplan drills and resources are excellent for keeping everyone active while developing technique and match play.

• Tennis Drill Library – Browse over 1,200 tennis drills, filtering by age, ability and topic. Great starting point for finding activities for larger groups.
• Sportplan Tennis Drill Library
• Doubles Drills – Ideal for larger groups, with drills such as Attack and Intercept, The Wall, Line and Cross and Bluff Doubles Game that keep four or more players involved at once.
• Sportplan Doubles Drills
• Doubles Movement – A collection of movement-based drills that work well with rotating groups and multiple players per court.
• Sportplan Doubles Movement Drills
• All Tennis Drills – Browse drills covering rallies, volleys, serving, returning and all-court play to suit groups of any size.
• Sportplan All Tennis Drills
• Tennis Session Plans – Ready-made sessions that combine technical drills, conditioned games and match play, making them ideal for large coaching groups.
• Sportplan Tennis Session Plans
• Junior Tennis Drill Guide – Features 15 drills for junior players progressing from mini tennis to full court, many of which can be adapted into station-based activities for larger squads.
• Sportplan Junior Tennis Drill Guide

A simple format for coaching 12–24 players is:

1. Dynamic warm-up (10 mins)
2. Two technical stations (20 mins)
3. Doubles rotation or rally challenge (20 mins)
4. Champion's Court or conditioned games (15 mins)
5. Cool down and review (5 mins)

This approach maximises ball contacts, reduces waiting time and keeps every player engaged throughout the session.