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Tennis: Keep It In The Trams

I have used many of the tennis drills and as a result my two High...

Linsent, Tennis coach

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Both players rally from the service line trying to keep the ball in the tramlines. However Player A must play one forehand then one backhand alternatively.

The first player to hit it out of the tramlines wins the point. The first player to 11 points then swap.

COACHING POINTS

With more advanced players, both players can alternate between forehand and backhand.

Sharp footwork is needed between shots with the emphasis on control.

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Heads and Tails:

The red players are facing away from the blue players with their legs astride on the inside tramline. The blue players then underarm throw the balls either over the red players heads or thru their legs. The red players have to react as quickly as possible. The red players have to try and stop the ball before it reaches the center line.

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Gladiator:

2 teams. One team has only 2 people who are gladiators. The other 4 have to balance the ball on their racquets and put it in the hoop without being tagged. When they are tagged they have to go back to the bucket to start again. Give them 2 minutes then stop.

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Ball Sidestepping:

Both players side step along the tramlines throwing the ball (underarm)to each other until they reach the net and then return to the baseline doing the same thing. Catching the ball after one bounce is a good start.

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