Tennis: Forehand/Backhand Approaching Net

High intensity, backline rallying Session - Designed to get your players moving around the court and playing shots at full stretch!

Coach, 3 players, and a basket of balls. Players 1,2 and 3 line up on the baseline.

1. The coach feeds 3 balls. Players 1 and 2 play deeps forehands, and player 3 a deep backhand.
2. Coach feeds 3 balls. Players 1 and 2 play a mid court forehand, and player 3 a mid court backhand.
3. Coach feeds 3 balls. Players 1 and 2 play a forehand volley, and player 3 a backhand volley.
4. Coach feeds 3 high balls for all players to play forehand smashes.

Players rotate positions and return to starting point. Drill continues.

Coach, 2 players, and a basket of tennis balls.

Players 1 and 2 start off on the baseline, and each work on half a court.

Coach feeds balls for the players to play deep forehand shots moving across the baseline, in their half of the court.

Coach then feeds balls for the players to move back across the baseline, and play deep backhand shots.

Drill continues until basket of balls runs out.

Players start off in centre and plays a forehand down the line then recovers back to the centre. To then run towards the short ball and hits this one down the line or cross court.

Coach, 4 players, and a basket of tennis balls.

Player 1 starts off on the centre of the baseline.

Coach feeds ball 1 to the corner of the singles court for player 1 to play a cross court forehand.

Coach feeds ball 2 to the opposite side of the court just in front of service box for player 1 to run on to and play a backhand down the line.

Coach feeds ball 3 down the centre of the court for player 1 to run on to and play a short cross court forehand.

Player 1 joins the queue.

Drill repeated with player 2/3/4.