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Tennis: Push Out

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Mark out continuations of the outside tram lines behind the court.

Play out normal points but player can claim bonus points if the win the point after 'pushing' their opponent beyond the tram-lines.

COACHING POINTS

Tactic:
Moving Opponent, Opening up the court

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OFTEN USED WITH...

Queen/King of Depth:

-Both players have cones approx 2 meters in front of base line (depending on players skill level.
-Players gain a point each time they hit between the cone and the base line.
-First player to 11 points wins the game.
To make the drill easier it can be played on one half of the court and later progressed to full court.
The game can also be started with with a second serve.

Rally Drills

Working on ground strokes:

-Alternate feeding to forehand and backhand side.
-Players in line shadow hit behind the front player.
-After two strokes hitters move to back of alternate lines.

Forehand & Backhand Drill

Lateral Forehands 2:

Players start off in doubles alley (Forehand Corner) and moves along baseline hitting 2 backhands.

Forehand Drills

Attacking Midcourt Balls:

This drill should be used to help players deal with easy balls and get them to attack the ball.

The coach starts the drill with a mid-court feed, at various heights.

The player has to hit the ball to the targets either deep or angled.

The coach feeds 6 balls and then the next player starts.

Attacking

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