Players play volleys to each other but they must bounce the ball twice on their racket before they return it
They can also do it cross court to work on both forehand and backhand volleys
Progression
add more bounces or make it inti a mini competition to see which side can do the most shots before a mistake
good for hand eye cordination
Most club players practise the serve on its own and then have no idea what to do with the ball that comes back. Serve plus one is the pattern that turns a good serve into a won point.
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