This session focusses on techniques to improve your player's volleying technique and reaction time.
These fun and challenging exercises will get your players to adopt the correct stance, technique and co-ordination by getting them to think about the very basics of their strokes.
Did you know? John McEnroe in his prime was one of the greatest servers and volleyers in the game. Not only was he skilled at delivering a volley of insults to spectators and referees alike but he also had a mean volley which allowed him to dominate the world of tennis between 1981-84.
In this session in one drill your players will have their backs to the wall whilst in another they'll be restricted to playing with their weaker hand behind their backs - all in the name of improving their volleying technique!
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