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Coach stands in front of the player.
Coach tosses the balls in front of the player, with every ball shorter.
Player hits a forehand from close stance and moves through the shot to be closer to the net after every shot.
Player continues until he reaches the service line.

COACHING POINTS

Players work on weight transfer while hitting forehands from the closed stance.
Moving through the shot allows players to capitalise on shorter balls.
Coach should pay attention to the loading phase and the work of the hips to make sure that motion is dynamic.
For more advanced players, coach can stretch this exercise towards the net or can make the player work harder by not letting him recover after every shot.

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Killer Doesn't Always Mean Power:

Coach feeds short balls to one side. Player alternates between aggressive drive and drop shot.

Forehand Drills

Short Opportunity:

Coach feeds first ball deep to the forehand side.
Player hits deep forehand down the line.
Coach feeds second ball short to the backhand side.
Player quickly runs around and hits offensive forehand inside in.

Attacking

Drop Shot Technique:

Coach feeds easy balls to the player. Player tries to hit drop shots.

Attacking

Forehand hitting cross court from 3 zones:

Coach feeds 3 balls to the player's deuce side down the line. Standing on the base line, the player moves to their right to meet the ball on their forehand side. The player then returns the ball hitting forehand cross court to the corner of the deuce side between cones. he/she then moves back to the centre of the base line. The coach then feeds the next ball on the players deuce side service line. The player moves foreward and returns using a forehand cross court short to the corner of the deuce side. Player then returns back to the centre of the baseline. Coach then feeds the third ball a few feet beyond the net. Players moves to meet it and agins, using a forehand cross court shot, returns the ball beteen the cones set up on the cross court shot side.

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