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DRILL TYPE: Team Games

EQUIPMENT:

(3) Throw Down Lines ( 1 yellow, 2 red)
(2) Quick Feet Donuts ( 1 red, 1 green)
(2) Half Cones with 2 tennis balls
(1) Baskets of Red/ Foam Balls

SETUP:

Place red throw down lines down the center of the court.
Place a yellow throw down line for the safety zone.
Place (2) quick feet donuts for the hitting spots.
The coach is on the same side of the net with a basket of foam or red balls.

MISSION:

Divide the players into two teams, each team stands behind the yellow throw down line.
Player one at a time, will come up to the donut, picks up the racquet.
The player will drop-hit or the coach will hand feed a ball.
Player will hit a forehand or backhand groundstroke over the net and try to hit the ball off the cone.
The ball has to stay on their side of the throw down line.
The object is to knock off the money ball and get a point.

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