Kids Physical and Motor Skills

Alternating Ball Placement in Prone Position

Two balls, two cones: this is how you combine active shoulder mobility, core control, and coordination in kids' training.

Drills

Prepare the two-handed backhand: Pinch the ball and play it back with the second hand

Pinch the ball between the hand and string bed after the bounce, let it drop, and play it back in a controlled…

Drills

Prepare the return: Split-step timing on the coach feed

Time the split step to the coach's hand release, land in a neutral stance, and react sideways to the ball. Then cover…

Drills

Preparing the return: Split Step and sideways movement to the ball

Connect the split step with the sideways movement to the ball and, after catching, recover back to the starting position.

Drills

Step over the baseline after the stroke

The baseline becomes your reference point: after every stroke, step forward and connect stroke, contact point, and positioning.

Kids Physical and Motor Skills

High and Low Handoffs in the Partner Team

A simple partner exercise for kids' mobility: this is how children learn to change their body height in a controlled way and…

Athletic Development

Lunge-Bounces with diagonal ball catching

Low Lunge-Bounces with diagonal ball catching combine short ground contacts, stable footwork and hand-eye coordination.

Athletic Development

Diagonal Ball Catching in a Low Stance

Let it drop vertically, catch it diagonally across the body: This exercise combines hand-eye coordination with a stable stance.

Athletic Development

Wide Tappings with Ball Circles, Dribbling and Catching

Tappings with ball circles, lateral dribbling and catching combine quick foot contacts with varied coordination tasks.

Athletic Development

Wide Tappings with Ball Circles Around the Body

Fast tappings with ball circles combine foot rhythm, arm-leg coordination, and a stable ready position.

Drills

Forehand, Backhand, Spin: Change game situations already during warm up strokes

Consciously vary forehand, backhand, spin, and height: this turns warm up strokes into training for changing game situations.

Drills

Learning the Return: Developing the Timing of the Split Step

Different ball heights challenge timing: Here’s how beginners learn to perceive the Split Step, adjust it, and prepare it for the return.