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Tennis: Respond To Slice With Slice

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Player serves to the T from the deuce side.
Coach hits a backhand slice return down the line.
Player hits their own backhand slice and hits the ball in the cross-court direction.

In this drill the player works on their serve and 1 more shot with backspin.
Starting the point with a ball to the opponent’s backhand is a strong choice to get an advantage but smart opponents will use a difficult slice ball to neutralise the power of the serve.
By hitting the ball with slice, the player doesn’t have to change the spin so they won’t make an easy error and also they force the opponent to work hard to control the next shot to a low bouncing ball.
For more advanced players, the coach can set up different zones on the ad side to develop specific tactical patterns after receiving a slice return.

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Coach feeds three balls per player from the basket.

Players should aim to hit the targets (as in diagram - can use cones to mark out targets).

The aim is to encourage players to progressively attack on the move.

Forehand Drills

Player serves from the deuce side.
Coach hits a deep return to the middle of the court.
Player stays close to the baseline and hits a half volley forehand to the open court.

Serve and Return

Coach feeds high and short balls to the deuce side.
Player moves forward and alternates hitting attacking forehand after the bounce and forehand drive volley out of the air.

Forehand Drills

The coach feeds 2 balls to the ad side and 1 ball to the deuce side
Player hits backhand cross-court, backhand down the line and forehand cross-court
Coach feeds the last ball shorter to the ad side
Player finishes with attacking backhand down the line

Forehand Drills

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