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Gymnastics: Ground strokes under pressure

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Steve, Clayesmore Prep School

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-Feeder hits first ball to forehand alley.
-The second ball if fed to backhand alley.
-The third feed goes deep to the forehand side.

COACHING POINTS

The drill helps players learn excellaration, decellaration, balance and recovery.

Emphasise that players maintain balance and keep their head still whilst hitting.

Encourage players to use the outside foot to push back when changing direction.

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Working on ground strokes:

-Alternate feeding to forehand and backhand side.
-Players in line shadow hit behind the front player.
-After two strokes hitters move to back of alternate lines.

Forehand & Backhand Drill

Deep Forehand And Backhand Drill:

Players will be fed 2-6 balls each.

The balls are hit down the line into the target area as marked by the cones.

The feeding can be varied i.e. higher, faster or with more spin.

Forehand & Backhand Drill

Hitting on the Run:

There are 2 lines of players starting at the middle of the baseline.

The coach feeds wide balls alternately to each side.

Players hit one shot down the line and then return to the opposite line.

Forehand & Backhand Drill

Long and short down the line:

-The Coach feeds (i) long then (ii) short.
-Each player has two shots,both must go down the line.
-Player is aiming for the targets.

Forehand & Backhand Drill

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