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Tennis: Backhand movement challenge

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DESCRIPTION

Player stands on the baseline.
Coach throws 4 balls using specific pattern: deep ad side, short ad side, deep middle, short middle.
Player moves to the ball and executes backhand every time.

COACHING POINTS

In this drill player works on backhand control connected with solid footwork. Every ball in this pattern requires good amount of footwork so this drill automatically shows who is ready physically and mentally for this challenge. Coach should pay attention to player’s position, technical skills as also tactical decisions according to playing from different court areas. For more advanced players coach can set up zones as targets and end the set only if player hits these targets proper amount of times. This variation shows how player copes with necessary demands while being tired and under pressure.

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Backhand Live drill:

Coach feeds the ball from the forehand side of the court.

Players start in the centre and hit the first backhand back to the coach. The player should try to recover back to the centre to then move towards the short ball and hit a backhand cross-court.

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Back to basics:

Cones are set on the baseline. The player jumps over the big cone and lands with legs widely apart (flat cones between the legs). The coach feeds the ball to the backhand side, and the player hits backhand stroke.

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Backhand on the rise:

Coach stands in front of the player between the service boxes. The player stands close to the baseline.

The coach feeds the ball from their own side to the backhand side of the player. The player needs to move and respond with a backhand around shoulder height

Backhand Drills

Backhand 3 Wide Balls:

Coach stands in front of the player. Coach tosses 3 different balls to the backhand side. First ball is close to the player; second ball is between the middle and the sideline; last ball is close to the sideline. Player hits and recovers after each shot.

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