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Tennis: Serve Kick T And Forehand

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DESCRIPTION

Player serves to the T from deuce side
Coach feeds the ball to the ad side
Player takes forehand and hits it to the ad side

COACHING POINTS

In this drill, player works on serving pattern to hit forehand as a first shot in the rally
From the deuce court, hitting to the T is a good choice because opponent will have difficult situation to place the ball into ad area where server won't have a time and space to run around and take forehand
More often, opponent will not risk as much and server will be able to dominate the point with own forehand
In this pattern, player directs own forehand to the ad side to add more pressure to the backhand side of the rival and to send him a message that he will have to deal with many balls played with the backhand

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Open the court and finish at the net:

Player serves wide from the deuce side. Coach hits an easy ball to the center. Player moves forward and hits deep forehand approach shot cross-court. Coach feeds the ball to the ad side. Player finishes with deep backhand volley down the line.

Serve and Return

Serve and return pattern with forehand:

The player serves from the Deuce side, aiming for the body of the imaginary opponent.

The coach then feeds the ball to the player's backhand side.

The player then has to hit an aggressive forehand inside out by running around to get into position to hit the shot.

Serve and Return

3 progressive returns:

The coach stands on the service line (ad side), and the player starts from the baseline. The coach serves to the T, so that the players hits a forehand return cross-court. After successful hit into the zone, the player moves forward between service line and baseline, and hits another return. After successful hit into the zone, the player moves forward to the service line to execute another return.

Serve and Return

Serve & Conscious Offence:

Player serves from the deuce side.
Coach feeds short ball to the deuce side.
Player moves forward, sets up close stance and hits offensive forehand.

Serve and Return

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