
4 ball feed Player starts at the cone and moves to designated balls Player retreats back to the cone after each hit Set up cones on opposite side to have players focused on hitting cross court Bonus - players can count number of successful shots into the goal as a stopping point
Focus on moving forward on the hit and then shifting momentum back to the cone after the hit
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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