DRILL TYPE: Tennis Skills FOCUS: Sending and Receiving SKILL LEVEL: Pre-Tennis A great partner drill for young children to develop their racket and ball hitting skills. ORGANIZATION: Students in pairs in open space. Each pair has a ball and two rackets. 1. Child #1 hit the ball on the ground to child #2. 2. Child #2 trap the ball with their racket strings and hit the ball on the ground to child #1. CUES: Hit Trap Return PROGRESSION: 1. After they have mastered this technique, see how many conservative hit, trap and returns they can achieve. TIPS: 1. Ensure the children work together as a team. 2. Ensure the children keep the ball under control and rackets down on the ground with short swings. SAFETY: 1. Make sure the players use racket control. 2. Ensure players are well spread out.
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