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Warm Up - Co-ordination Coordi...

Great exercise for coordination. Players work on movement (shuffle) combined with control of the upper body what is exact reflection of tennis (movement + control of the racquet). This exercise is great for young players as it is fun and they can cooperate together.

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Ghosts Coordination / Fun Game...

<BR>-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.<BR>-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).<BR>-The winner is the player who is last one alive!!

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Throw and Catch Coordination /...

Players stay on the opposite sites of the net. Player A throws the ball underhand with dominant hand in cross court direction. Player B catches the ball and throws it back.

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Racket Swap Coordination / Fun...

<BR>-Two or more players on each side of the net at the service line with one racket per team.<BR>-The first player hits one shot and passes the racket to the next team player.<BR>-This can be performed in one of the service boxes at first.

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Shake on it! Coordination / Fu...

Players work together in pairs, each pair using the double service box as their area and with rackets not needed.Pairs start by standing facing each other and holding hands with their left hand as if shaking hands.With one ball between 2 players, players 'rally' by patting the ball to each other using their linked arms as the net.Pairs are working co-operatively to see who can get the longest rally.Players must keep their feet moving to get in the right position for each 'shot', dancing around the ball with adjustment steps whilst still staying linked to their partner.The pair with the longest rally after 5 minutes wins. After this pairs swap hands to attempt this with their non playing hand.</div>

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Developing Coordination- Progr...

Intention: Develop sending and receiving skills through the use of progressive coordination exercises.Following progression 3 Players stand facing each other on the inside and outside tramlines respectively (in a ready, athletic, gorilla position)Players have four balls, each player starts with two balls, and throw the balls underarm between each other.The balls must bounce once before the partner catches the ball.Each player must throw one ball with their right hand and transfer the other ball from their left hand to right hand to then receive the other ball from their partner with their left.As players master a rhythm, they attempt to increase the tempo.

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Two ball tennis Coordination /...

<BR>-Without using a net, both players start with a ball. Starting simultaneously with an under arm throw they aim to keep both balls in play for as long as possible.<BR>-With more advanced players they can use the net and even rackets.

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Mini Tennis Warm up (2) Coordi...

Players rally groundstrokes to groundstrokes (Crosscourt)

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Around the World Coordination ...

Rally with the coach in a round robin system. Players hit one shot and then run to the back of the queue. For variation use one racquet. After each shot players must pass the racquet on to the next player.

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Developing Coordination- Progr...

Intention: Develop sending and receiving skills through the use of progressive coordination exercises. Following progression 2 Players stand facing each other on the inside and outside tramlines respectively (in a ready, athletic, gorilla position) Players have three balls, one player starts with 2 and the other with one, and throw the balls underarm between each other. The balls must bounce once before the partner catches the ball. Each player must throw the ball with their right hand and catch the other ball with their left. Once the ball has been caught it must be passed between the hands in preparation for the throw and free up the left hand for the catch. As players master a rhythm, they attempt to increase the tempo.

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Relay race Coordination / Fun ...

This is a simple relay race through the cones with some fun variations for your players: First person in each team balances the ball on their strings moving around the cones to the net and back (like an egg and spoon race)<br /><br /> The ball is then passed to the strings of the person next in line, who repeat the run<br /><br /> The first team to finish wins the race

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Speedy Gonzales Coordination /...

This is a speed development drill for tennis. Players line up along the outer tram line to start the race. Players run to the inner tram line and return back to the outer line, without stopping they run to the centre service line and return again, and then continue also run to both tram lines at the far end. The players will touch each line with their hand before moving to the next line.

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2 Ball Warm Up Coordination / ...

Coach throws 2 balls at the same time (Different heights). Player tries to catch both balls in the air.

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Egg and spoon run Coordination...

Players start on the baseline with a ball on their racket strings. They run up to the net where they swap over the ball with the player on the opposite side of the net. They then run back to the baseline.

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Bounce down ladder Coordinatio...

Ladder is set in front of a player. The player tries to bounce the ball down with the racquet and hit each ball in the next square of a ladder.

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Mini Tennis 3 Coordination / F...

2 players volley down the line to groundstrokes (second volley position)

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Throw low rally Coordination /...

Targets are set to give a visual feedback to players. Players rally with each other, with both having to throw the ball below the upper bar.Sending and receiving are basic skills that all tennis players should be able to execute properly. Ability to catch the ball and throw it with a controlled motion helps players to learn tennis strokes in a quicker way. Coach should vary the targets of throwing according to the level of the kids.

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Turn and Catch Warm Up Coordin...

Coach stands behind the player. Coach throws the ball and says "GO". Player turns around and catches the ball. 

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Donkey Coordination / Fun Game...

Players hit one ball before running round the court to the other end. Each player gets 3 lives and loses one if they make a mistake, or fail to get into position on time. Alternatively players can collect letters for each mistake they make until they spell a work (like donkey). The winner is the one left standing. The coach can state at any time for the players to change direction in the way they are running around the court, even mid rally!

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Two things at once? Coordinati...

Players rally co-operatively down the middle of the court, standing between the service and baselines.However, they both must feed a ball in at the same time, so effectively there are 2 balls in play at once.Players try to get the longest rally they can within a certain set time period.</div>

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Hit the Cone Coordination / Fu...

<BR>Start with one marker on the floor. The player must hit the ball upwards and get the ball to land on the marker, (5 points for each success.)<BR>- Now get the players into pairs, taking it in turns to hit the same cone (still 5 points each time.)<BR>-Now give them two cones, placed about 1-2 metres apart and get them to aim for each others markers (10 points)They must let the ball bounce before the hit it.<BR>-This is now a basic rally.

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Pop Up for Beginners Coordinat...

Players rally together. Players have to pop the ball up before they hit across the net.

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Forehand stations Coordination...

Cones (stations) are set on the player's side and the player starts from the first station. The coach feeds the ball to the first station and the player hits forehand. If the ball is hit inside the court player moves to the next station.

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Bounce up Ladder Coordination ...

Lay out one agility ladder.Player controls the ball by bouncing the ball up.Player lets the ball land one time inside a ladder box and one time outside the ladder.

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24 minutes - Rallying rotation...

<div class=&quot;practiceText&quot;>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.</div>

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Distance To The Forehand Coord...

Player starts on the baseline.Coach feeds the balls to the forehand side.Player jumps on left leg and executes forehand on left leg.<br>

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Forehand plus development Coor...

Coach rallies with player. Player alternates hitting forehand and catching/throwing forehand.

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Bounce in and out of Ladder Co...

Lay out one agility ladder.Player controls the ball by bouncing the ball up.Player hits one time inside the ladder and one time outside the ladder.Player tries to get through all the spots on the ladder.

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Hi I am organizing a family fun day for kids and parents in my After School tennis program and I am looking for fun games for both parents and kids to play. Give me some of your great ideas. Bradley

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Are there any drills to improve co-ordination and consistency?

Do you have any drills that could help an adult develop better co-ordination and consistency

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Are there any drills or lesson plans for coaching children's tennis?

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Warm ups and the ABC

What does the A B C stand for when doing the warm ups Asked using Sportplan Mobile App

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fun co ordination ball skills

l have kids still struggling to catch and do motor skills how best can l tackle that ?

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