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Tennis: Distance To The Forehand

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Player starts on the baseline.
Coach feeds the balls to the forehand side.
Player jumps on left leg and executes forehand on left leg.

COACHING POINTS

In this drill, player works on proper distance to the ball while hitting forehand from the close stance.
Using left leg in front of the body for right handers is a useful tool to deal with shorter balls and to allow player to attack the balls and come to the net.
A lot of players struggle with proper distance to the ball and that is why they wait for the ball instead of stepping inside the court.
To correct this wrong habit, players should jump on one leg to “feel” the distance. It is almost impossible to hit well while being too close or too far away from the ball and being on one leg.
By performing this exercise, players learn how to correct their position and later on, it will be easier for them to set up good positioning before hitting an offensive forehand.

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Around the World:

Rally with the coach in a round robin system.

Players hit one shot and then run to the back of the queue.

For variation use one racquet. After each shot players must pass the racquet on to the next player.

Coordination / Fun Games

Control Upper And Lower Body:

The player and the coach face each other in short distance between them
They use 2 balls at the same time
One player throws the ball in the air and other player kicks the ball on the ground
Players try to maintain exercise without losing the rhythm

Movement

Ghosts:

-Players hit one shot each and if they return it into court they return to the back of the queue, if they make a mistake they become a ghost.
-Ghosts must go to the same end as the feeder. If they catch a ball before it bounces they come back to life again (swapping with the person who hit that ball).
-The winner is the player who is last one alive!!

Coordination / Fun Games

Anticipation and reactions:

Player side steps until the coach drops a ball.

The player must catch the ball before the second bounce. Players can also start from a stationary position with heels of the ground or hopping on one leg or criss crossing the legs or with player starting with their back to coach and the coach shouting out when throwing the ball.

Movement

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