2 Players drop markers 3 steps back from the net; players must rally 3 shots in front of the marker; Stop the rally, pick up the marker and move 1 step back (increasing the size of the court); begin new rally for 4 shots. Continue pattern for as many as coach dictates
This drill is about control and feel for the ball.
** Create team challenge by saying "First team to complete 6 wins."
A tiebreak is a short sprint where every point is worth the same as a break of serve. The players who win them are rarely the ones who hit hardest. Here is how to coach the patterns, habits and scoreboard thinking that win the big points.
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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