Tennis Drills

Player waits for the serve on the ad side. Coach serves wide from the ad side. Player executes deep backhand slice return in cross-court direction.

Coach feeds 3 balls to the player's deuce side down the line. Standing on the base line, the player moves to their right to meet the ball on their forehand side. The player then returns the ball hitting forehand cross court to the corner of the deuce side between cones. he/she then moves back to the centre of the base line. The coach then feeds the next ball on the players deuce side service line. The player moves foreward and returns using a forehand cross court short to the corner of the deuce side. Player then returns back to the centre of the baseline. Coach then feeds the third ball a few feet beyond the net. Players moves to meet it and agins, using a forehand cross court shot, returns the ball beteen the cones set up on the cross court shot side.

Player holds the racket in left hand Coach feeds the balls to the forehand side Player switches the racket to the right hand and moves to the ball to hit forehand. After the shot, player switches the racket again to the left hand and recovers to the centre

Coach feeds an easy ball to the advantage side. Player runs around and hits forehand inside out. Player runs forward to take proper position at the net. Coach feeds another ball to the deuce side. Player finishes with forehand drop volley cross court.

Coach feeds 3 balls to the ad side Player hits 2 backhand slices cross-court and 1 forehand drop shot inside out

The player stands on the baseline Coach alternates feeding deep and short balls to the deuce side The player hits forehand cross-court from the baseline, attacking forehand down the line from the mid court, forehand down the line from the baseline and attacking forehand cross-court from the mid court area

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

Coach feeds balls to the deuce side. Player alternates hitting deep forehand cross-court and forehand angle cross-court.

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.

Coach stands on the player's side of the court and feeds the ball with the racquet off the ground. Player moves forward and hits an aggressive forehand.

Player starts from the service line. Coach feeds balls to the deuce side Player hits forehand volleys cross-court until he hits 2 times in a row into the zone After achieving this task, player aims at down the line direction with the same goal

In this exercise, the coach feeds all the balls to one side. The player's goal is to alternate shots with higher and lower trajectory over the net, firstly hitting a high shot, followed by a low shot, and this is repeated.

- Coach feeds the ball short. - Player has to hit an approach shot and then play a rally.

The coach feeds into the service area. -Before the coach feeds Player 1 has to nominate the corner into which they hit their approach shot. -Player 1 plays an approach shot Player 2 has to hit down the line, Player 2 then finishes the rally at the net.

Player stands on the ad side. Coach feeds balls to the ad side. Player alternates hitting a regular backhand and a backhand slice in the cross-court direction.  

Players are effectively playing a game of touch-doubles, so the ball is fed in and the point played out within the service boxes, with the tramlines being out. Players must use touch and feel as no pace or power can be use to win the point. They can volley and the ball is allowed to bounce as in normal tennis. However, each player only has to look after their own service box quarter. Balls which land in their zone are the only ones they are responsible for retrieving. If they so wish, they can poach and intercept balls in the other players' box, but the player next to them is not going to cover their back and switch sides as in normal doubles.