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Tennis: All cross-court shots

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DESCRIPTION

Player stands on the service line.
Coach alternates feeding to the forehand and to the backhand side.
Player hits all volleys in cross-court direction.

COACHING POINTS

In this drill player works on controlling volleys in cross-court direction. Cross-court shot is a priority in doubles (player uses this shot while coming to the net) but it is also effective in singles because it can give big advantage over rivals who don’t like to be under pressure. Coach should remind players to focus on control because power is not the best option while chosing cross-court direction (court is open for easy down the line passing shot). Cones should always be on the court to make players aware of their effectiveness.

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OFTEN USED WITH...

1 High 1 Low - Backhand:

In this exercise, the coach feeds all the balls to one side. The player's goal is to alternate shots with higher and lower trajectory over the net, firstly hitting a high shot, followed by a low shot, and this is repeated.

Forehand & Backhand Drill

1 High 1 Low - Forehand:

Forehand Drills

All down the line shots:

Player stands on the service line.
Coach alternates feeding to the forehand and to the backhand side.
Player hits all volleys in down the line direction.

Forehand & Backhand Drill

6 spots with one result:

The coach feeds an easy ball to the deuce side and the player hits offensive approach shot to the deuce side and comes to the net. The coach feeds the ball to the backhand side and the player then finishes with backhand volley to the deuce side. The player repeats this pattern from middle of the court and from the ad side.

Forehand & Backhand Drill

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