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Tennis: Crosscourt forehands

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DESCRIPTION

Set up cones: 2 big steps in from the baseline and one from the sideline.

2 players rally crosscourt on each court (first forehand then backhand), aiming to hit the cones.

If you have one court and a group of Players then get Players to hit one shot and then have the next Player run in to return the next shot. Rotate in this way continuously.

Rules:

The first person to hit the cone gets to set a forfeit to the rest of the group.

COACHING POINTS

Keep their eyes on the ball
Get into a good position in plenty of time

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Cross Court Forehand/Forehand:

Coach feeds the ball down the line to player 1 who plays a deep cross court forehand (shot 1).

Player 2 returns also playing a deep cross court forehand (shot 2).

Player 1 then plays a forehand down the line (shot 3) back to the coach.

The drill is continuous playing the same shots.

Rotate players 1 and 2

Forehand Drills

Cross Court and Inside Out Forehand:

Five cones set up at end of the court as shown.

Coach feeds the ball to player A to hit with a forehand cross court shot into the target area. Player A to return to starting position ready for the next feed.

Coach then feeds another ball across the court to the opposite side for Player A to hit an inside out forehand down the line to the target area. Player returns to starting position.

Repeat drill so that Player A hits 4 shots, then joins the queue for Player B's turn.

Forehand Drills

Cross the line with right leg:

Player stands next to the singles line. Coach feeds ball behind the doubles alley. Player moves to the ball, crosses doubles line with right leg and hits forehand in open stance. Player recovers back and repeats this pattern again while moving forward after each shot.

Forehand Drills

Deep cross court:

-The coach feeds down the line, the player runs to hit the ball cross court into the target area.
First player to 3 shots (or higher if more advanced players) wins the game.
-The drill can then be run similarly from the backhand corner.

Forehand Drills

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