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1 regular 1 drive

Player stands on the baseline and prepares to receive the ball. The coach alternates between throwing the ball low and then one high to the player's backhand side. The player must alternate hitting the ball using a backhand stroke after the ball bounces and then with a backhand while the ball is still in the air.

Backhand Drills

3 Shot Forehand Drill

Players should use good quick footwork to get their feet in the correct position around the ball to play the shots. The aim is to encourage players to progressively attack on the move. Coach feeds 3 balls to 3 players. Feed 1 to player A at the net to play a forehand cross court volley. Feed 2 to player B to play a mid court forehand shot down the court. Feed 3 to player C to the corner of the court on the baseline, to play a forehand pass down the line. The drill should be continuous so as player A joins the queue. Player B moves to feed 1, player C to feed 2, player D to feed 3, so that the drill is continuous.

Forehand Drills

Add Your Hips

Coach stands in front of the player with racquet. The player shadows the serve while trying to touch the coach's racquet with their leading hip.

Serve and Return

Centre Mix

Coach and player rally together. Coach hits different balls (left, right, high, low). Player responds with volleys/overheads to the centre.

Volley Drills

Doubles interception

The deep players rally the ball back and forth between one another. The blue receiver's partner attempts to intercept the ball down the middle. Once the ball has been intercepted the point is live. The players rotate clockwise round the court after 6-8 rallies so that each player gets to play in each position.

Doubles Drills

Doubles movement

-Player 2 starts with a second serve to advantage court.-Returner hits a lob return over player 1s head and follows it into the net.-Player 2 chases the lob and returns it down the line.-Player 1 moves to hot seat in the middle.-Returner hits cross court volley to player 1.-Player 2 comes to net and the point is played out.-The same drill can be repeated on the deuce side of the court.

Doubles Drills

Fence Controls The Swing

The player starts by standing close to the fence, with the coach throwing the ball to the backhand side. The player then executes a backhand volley back to the coach, with the fence preventing the player from taking too big a backswing.

Backhand Drills

Interception at the net

-Players start in regular doubles positions.-The service is hit down the centre and the return diagonally.-Servers are given up to 4 attempts to get the ball in.-The net player attempts to intercept the return and kill it down the middle.

Doubles Drills

Learn How To Attack

Player stands close to the net. Coach feeds easy ball to the forehand side, and the player hits it aggressively without touching the net with the racquet.

Attacking

Volley Control

In this exercise, the main emphasis is put on control and footwork. Coach stands in front of the player and tosses balls randomly. Player has to adjust to the incoming ball and hit controlled volley back to the coach. Proper form and consistency are main goals to achieve.

Volley Drills

Tactical Domination From The A...

Coach feeds balls to the ad side.Player alternates hitting a backhand slice cross-court and an inside out topspin forehand .

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Ad serve + half volley deep Vo...

Cones are set in the deep corner (ad side). The player serves from the ad side and moves to the net, and the coach feeds the ball to the ad side. The player hits backhand half volley deep cross court and takes proper position at the net.

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Catch and hit Smash Drills - T...

The player stand at the net, with cones set up in the deuce corner. The coach feeds a lob - the player moves to the ball, catches the ball in the hand, throws the ball up and hits overhead deep to the deuce corner.

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Tennis: Cross court pattern wi...

The player stands at the net, with cones set up in the ad corner. The coach feeds a lob, and the player hits overhead back to the coach to deuce side. The coach then hits the ball back to the ad side, and the player finishes with deep backhand volley cross court.

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Add Some Variety Forehand Dril...

Coach feeds short balls to the player. Player alternates offensive shot and drop shot.

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Continuous overhead Smash Dril...

Player stands at the net.Coach quickly feeds high balls in a row.Player executes overhead after overhead without too much time between them.

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Move forward and recover Smash...

The player stands inside the service line between 2 cones, and the coach throws the high ball close to the net. The player moves forward, hits overhead and recovers to the cones.

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Keep the approach shot low Bac...

The coach feeds medium ball to the ad side, so that the player hits backhand slice approach shot down the line and runs to the net. The coach feeds another ball to the ad side, and the player finishes with backhand volley down the line.

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4 zone progression Volley Dril...

Coach feeds balls to the player at different areas of the court. Player has to hit 4 balls in a row to the specific zones: (1.deep deuce, 2.deep ad, 3.short deuce, 4.short ad).

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Tennis: Backhand regular + For...

Coach feeds first ball deep to the ad side. Player hits deep backhand cross-court. Coach feeds another ball short to the deuce side. Player moves inside the court and attacks down the line using forehand stroke.

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Step In, Step Out Cross-Court ...

Cones are set on the ad side.Coach alternates feeding short and deep balls to the ad side.Player steps in and hits offensive backhand cross-court off short balls and moves back and hits neutral topspin backhand cross-court off deep balls.

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Changing Spin and Direction Ba...

Coach feeds balls to the ad side.Player alternates hitting a backhand slice cross-court and a topspin backhand down the line.

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4 Zones Forehand Drills - Tenn...

Coach feeds balls to the deuce side.Player hits 4 balls aiming at 4 different zones.Player hits deep cross-court, deep down the line, short cross-court and short down the line.

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Get comfortable Forehand Drill...

Cones are set in the ad corner. The coach feeds high balls to the forehand side, the player then executes forehand drive in the air to the ad side.

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Baseline scenario Forehand & B...

The coach feeds fast ball to deuce side. The player runs and hits deep forehand cross-court. The coach immediately feeds drop shot to ad side, the player then sprints and hits deep backhand slice down the line.

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Tennis: Keep the opponent on t...

Player A serves to the T from the ad side. Player B hits forehand cross-court return and both players rally using only backhands cross-court.

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Mid Court Variety Rally Drills...

Coach feeds the ball to the ad side.Player steps inside the baseline and hits backhand down the line.Coach feeds another ball to the ad side.Player runs around the ball and hits forehand drop shot inside in.

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Alternate hitting volley and s...

The player stands at the net on the ad side and the coach stands on the baseline on the ad side. Players rally together. The player at the net alternates hitting backhand volley and overhead.

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Inside the court rally Backhan...

Player stays inside the court on the ad side.Player maintains rally with coach using only backhand down the line.Player can't move back behind the baseline.

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Connect the Dots Serve and Ret...

Coach serves from Deuce/Ad side. Player returns with forehand cross court. Coach hits the ball back to forehand. Player finishes to the open space.In this exercise, returner works on basic forehand patterns.From deuce side, player returns cross court and finishes down the line.From Ad side, player goes with cross court and finishes with inside in.

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Pattern II: Move your opponent...

The coach kneels down on the player's side. Players serves to the T from deuce side, and the coach throws first ball to the deuce side. The player hits forehand cross-court, and the coach then feeds second ball to the ad side. The player runs around and hits forehand inside out.

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Sit up with medicine ball Agil...

The player lays down on the ground with knees bent, and the coach throws the medicine ball to the player. The player catches the ball, makes a sit up and throws the ball back.

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From Rally To Winner Rally Dri...

Player stands on the baseline. Coach stands at the net on the ad side.Player and coach rally together. Player uses only forehand stroke and hits all the balls down the line.After receiving short ball player runs to the ball and hits forehand cross-court winner.

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Return and drop Backhand Drill...

The coach serves wide from the ad side and the player hits deep backhand cross-court return. The coach feeds another ball to the ad sidem and the player finishes with backhand drop shot down the line.

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Make Passing Shot Difficult Ra...

Player receives an easy ball to the ad side.Player hits a deep backhand slice down the line and comes into the net.Coach feeds another ball to the deuce side.Player finishes with a forehand volley cross-court.

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Tennis: Backhand Slice Return ...

Player waits for the serve on the ad side.Coach serves wide from the ad side.Player executes deep backhand slice return in cross-court direction.<br>

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Patience, concentration and hard-work Session!

Make your players working hard through game, set and match with this mental and physical stamina session.

Sending and receiving low balls

Help your players to reach low balls and then send their own with this session, working on the right technique and thinking tactically, for the right moment

Necessary skills for successful doubles

Get your players working effectively as a duo and improving their doubles game

No more Boring Basket Drills

Make training interesting by mixing up the practices to get your players thinking how to adapt from one situation to the next.

Dealing with left-handers

Deal with left-handers effectively with this session, helping you adapt on court to tricky situations

Forgotten Variety - Playing Backspin

To implement backspin as a variety that puts more pressure on the rival and understand tactical opportunities of playing slice in different situations.

Control The Rally With Backhand Shot

Develop different forms of backhand to maintain effectiveness during a match and understand how tactical decision impact technical preparation to make proper adjustments when needed.

Engaging The Body In The Forehand

To pay attention to the work of the lower and upper body in the forehand and to understand how physical progress can help in achieving more quality shots on the court.

Playing With And Against Different Game Styles

Set your players secret missions, challenging them to adopt new tactics and techniques into their game play!

The Modern Game: Apply the Modern Forehand

Add another element to your modern game with the modern forehand, and play like Nadal and Federer!

How To Return A Big First Serve

Develop your players? ability to return the first serve of their opponent by minimising backswing, teaching them about tactical shots and simplifying their stroke to make it more effective against powerfully hit shots.

Stay Balanced When Hitting Strokes

A great session for players struggling to stay balanced by improving control of their body when hitting backhand, forehand and service shots.

Attacking and Defensive Cross Court Shots

By keeping it simple and hitting cross court shots your player will avoid unforced errors and manipulate their opponent into returning the ball so they can hit their favourite point winning shot

Training tips for taller tennis players

Teach players to use their natural advantage with this tactics and technique plan - covering everything from how to get more power in your serve to dominating from the baseline
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Positioning on the court can give us an advantage or put into really difficult situation. Players have to remember that right spot on the court is on the opposite side where they perviously hit the ball. can somebody please share some examples?

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