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Athletics: Unit Turns

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Player sits on the ground.
Partner stands behind the player with their hands in front of the body.
Player performs upper body turn and claps the hand using opposite hand to the direction of the turn.

COACHING POINTS

The player strengthens the core muscles by working on upper body turns.
A quality serve requires dynamic work of the upper body.
Players therefore should perform specific fitness drills to guarantee skill progression and also reduce the chance they might suffer an injury.

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Zig zag up the ladder:

Player goes diagonally through the ladder, using only little steps in between each space.

In this drill, player works on speed and coordination. At the beginning, kids should focus more on coordination rather than speed.

Agility & Fitness

Left First Sidestep Ladder:

Player stands sideways to the ladder. Player moves sideways putting left foot first and adding right foot after. Player tries to do this pattern as fast as possible.

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Ladder Both Heels Side:

Player goes through the ladder. Player keeps arms on the sides of the body. Player alternates kicking hands while moving heels up and to the side.

Agility & Fitness

Catch and Dribble Warm Up:

Cones are set in front of the player. Coach stands behind the player and tosses the ball over the players' head.

Player runs forward, catches the ball on the racquet and run around the cones without dropping the ball.

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