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Tennis: Line and Cross

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Players work in groups of 4 volleying one ball between 4.

Players down 1 end start by always hitting cross court, the pair down the other end hitting down the line.

Players continue in this way until "change" is called by the coach, and the pattern resumes with all players trying to keep the rally going as this occurs.

Courts compete between themselves looking for the longest rallies or alternatively, players can compete amongst the groups of 4 by counting errors, so that the player with the least amount of errors at the end of the drill wins!

COACHING POINTS

Players should be looking to work on the technical aspects that have been learnt in the previous 4 drills here, as well as concentrating hard on accuracy.

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OFTEN USED WITH...

The Wall:

4 players 2 at the net and 2 at the baseline.

Coach feeds the ball in to the baseliners and the point is played out.

The volleyers can hit anywhere, however the baseliners cannot hit to the same volleyer twice in a row.

After 2 volleys the baseliners are then allowed to lob.

The winner is the first team to 11 points, after this the teams swap over.

Doubles Drills

Doubles returning:

-Players are positioned in a doubles formation as seen in the picture.
-The server will serve first and second serves as in a game situation.
-The receiver will hit any of the returns as shown in the picture.
-The players can play out the points after the return.
-After approximately 6-10 serves the players swop round so that each player gets to serve and return and from both sides.

Serve and Return

Doubles movement:

-Player 2 starts with a second serve to advantage court.
-Returner hits a lob return over player 1s head and follows it into the net.
-Player 2 chases the lob and returns it down the line.
-Player 1 moves to hot seat in the middle.
-Returner hits cross court volley to player 1.
-Player 2 comes to net and the point is played out.
-The same drill can be repeated on the deuce side of the court.

Doubles Drills

Interception at the net:

-Players start in regular doubles positions.
-The service is hit down the centre and the return diagonally.
-Servers are given up to 4 attempts to get the ball in.
-The net player attempts to intercept the return and kill it down the middle.

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