Community | Ball & Racquet Skills Relay

Michelle Johnston Coach, United States of America

DESCRIPTION

DRILL TYPE: Relays FOCUS: Controlling Ball and Racquet Skills EQUIPMENT: (5) Colored Cones ( 6 orange, 6 red, 6 green, 6 yellow, 6 blue) (8) Youth Racquets (8) Red Balls (3) Sets of Yellow Throw Down Lines SETUP: Setup the 5 relay lines with the colored cones ( see diagram). 6 players per line, divide the players into three ( with three players on opposite baseline. Each pair will have one racquet and one ball. MISSION: Each player will perform four different ball and racquet skills tasks. The players will walk down to the turning zone, turn around and walk back to their line and hand off the ball and racquet to the next player. That player will perform the same task. BALL AND RACQUET SKILLS TASKS: Balancing the ball on the racquet strings Walk the dog Bump-Ups ( palm-up) Bump- Down ( palm-down)

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Encourage the players to keep the ball under control and move slowly.

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