The red player hits always a down the line shot, while the yellow player hits alway a cross-court. After 5 minutes of drill, they switch parts.
01 - Red player hits a backhand down the line (A), then returns to neutral, centre court position.
02 - Yellow player hits a cross court forehand (B), then returns to neutral, centre court position.
03 - Red player hits a forehand down the line (C), then returns to neutral, centre court position.
04 - Yellow player hits a cross court backhand (D), then returns to neutral, centre court position.
And so on till failure.
To start the drill, both players are in the central, neutral position. Yellow player hits the first ball towards Red player's backand (01-A position).
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