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Tennis: Control The Backspin

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DESCRIPTION

The player and coach hit to each other using backhand slice
Before every hit, the player has to bounce the ball up with the racket to control the point of contact and allow for longer rally with backspin

COACHING POINTS

By trying to pop the ball up with open racket, kids learn how to control the racket face for adding different spins to the ball.
Additionally, this simple action allows players to have a more stable position before hitting a backspin shot
The coach can hit with kids at the beginning to make sure that they receive easier balls that will guarantee early success and motivation for hard work

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OFTEN USED WITH...

Ghosts:

-Players hit one shot each and if they return it into court they return to the back of the queue, if they make a mistake they become a ghost.
-Ghosts must go to the same end as the feeder. If they catch a ball before it bounces they come back to life again (swapping with the person who hit that ball).
-The winner is the player who is last one alive!!

Coordination / Fun Games

Doubles returning:

-Players are positioned in a doubles formation as seen in the picture.
-The server will serve first and second serves as in a game situation.
-The receiver will hit any of the returns as shown in the picture.
-The players can play out the points after the return.
-After approximately 6-10 serves the players swop round so that each player gets to serve and return and from both sides.

Serve and Return

Anticipation and reactions:

Player side steps until the coach drops a ball.

The player must catch the ball before the second bounce. Players can also start from a stationary position with heels of the ground or hopping on one leg or criss crossing the legs or with player starting with their back to coach and the coach shouting out when throwing the ball.

Movement

24 minutes - Rallying rotation drill:

The ball is fed in by the coach, or a waiting player, and players 1 and 2 rally the ball, moving each other around the full court in a co-operative manner.

Players are constructing points but at a slightly lessened tempo and with greater control. Players work like this for 2 minutes, before one player is replaced by player 3, for the next 2 minutes.

The idea is that players are working in this manner for 4 minutes at a time and resting then for 2 minutes until the 24 minutes are completed.

Coordination / Fun Games

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