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Tennis: Stop-volley control

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DESCRIPTION

Player stands close to the net.
Coach feeds random balls in different directions.
Player reacts and hits only stop-volleys down the line.

COACHING POINTS

In this drill player works on control with stop volleys while being under time pressure. By random feeding coach forces player to have strong focus as also challenges her from the physical point of view. Coach should observe how well player can control the racquet while being out of balance. This skill is necessary to train because while playing against good opponents many situations don’t give too much time to prepare the shots. Player has to base own actions on automated habits learned during the practice sessions so technical drills have to implemented if player has limitations in volley’s technique.

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2 players use backhands to rally together in cross court direction . Player A picks the right moment to surprise the opponent and hits forehand angle inside out. After putting the opponent outside of the alley player A takes the next ball and finishes with backhand down the line.

Drill specifications:

1-2 minutes and switch

2 players can work on forehands and backhands at the same time so 1-2 minutes periods for switching are appropriate. Waiting players can perform some footwork exercises with the emphasis on running around footwork patterns based on crossover steps to improve the effectiveness of the angle shot while hitting.

Forehand & Backhand Drill

Stretched running:

The coach feeds the ball to the backhand side. The player hits deep backhand cross-court and the coach feeds the next ball to the forehand side. The player hits angle forehand cross-court.

Forehand & Backhand Drill