Coach, 4 players, basket of tennis balls.
Working in half the court player 1 starts on the baseline.
Coach feeds the ball for player 1 to play a deep forehand. A rally starts, and player 1 advances to play a mid court forehand, then moves forward to the net to play 2 backhand volleys.
Player 1 joins the queue.
Repeat the drill for players 2,3, and 4.
The drill is continuous.
Ball to be hit on the rise or top of the bounce.
Good footwork to get around the court to play the shots.
Players to recover to be in position to play each shot.
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