Age Group - 8 to 14yrs No. of Players - Ideally 8 but works with as few as 4 and up to 16. Set-Up - Create a 20-yard square with a line of cones across the middle to mark the net. Divide the players into equal teams How to Play - One player bounces the ball then serves it across the net with a half volley or by chipping it with the side of the foot. The receiving team must play it back across the net, effectively using each players body as a tennis racquet.
Players can use their feet, chest or head to control the ball before pasing it back across the net. Start with 2/3 bounces, reducing to 1 as they progress and then 0. TIP - Encourage player to juggle the ball before returning it and let them try to pass it to each other in the air
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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