To get players to focus on controlling their swings and the ball, while having a purpose to their shot (ie. hitting the cone) Can be done with all strokes
(F)eeder feeds one ball at a time and yells âbabyâ, âmamaâ or âpapaâ while the ball is in the air Player (A) must hit the ball according to what the (F)eeder calls out If a player hits the right type of ball (baby, mama, papa) and hits a cone they get a point (other goals can win a point, ie. cross court shot etc) First player to (x) amount of points wins
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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