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Tennis: Balance and Touch Toes

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Player stands on balance platforms, one under each foot.
Player keeps straight legs and reaches for toes.
Try to maintain this position for 20 seconds.

COACHING POINTS

Objectives: Flexibility, Balance, Recovery, Stretching

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OFTEN USED WITH...

Balanced backhand throw:

Get the player to stand on balance platforms in a close stance. The coach then throws a medicine ball to the backhand side. The player should then imitate a backhand by throwing the ball back to the coach.

Backhand Drills

Balance touch cones:

The player stands on the balance platforms. Cones are set around the player, with the player's goal to touch each cone separately without falling off the platforms.

Balance platforms work best with this drills. If coaches don't these though use your creativity to find an alternative (stand on a bean bag for example).

The important thing is to use something that is SAFE to stand on and ideally forces the kid to test their balance.

Agility & Fitness

Balance on one leg catch:

The coach stands in front of the player, and alternates throwing to the right and left side. The player jumps, catches the ball and keeps the balance on the outside leg. The player then repeats this pattern on both sides.

Agility & Fitness