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Hip Mobility: More Control for Lateral Movements

A simple mobility exercise for hip control, leg guidance, and stable lateral movements in tennis.

Improve Shoulder Mobility: Guide a Stick Behind the Head in Prone Position

A simple mobility exercise for shoulder mobility, trunk control, and stable overhead movements in tennis.

Opening the shoulders and stabilizing the core in kneeling

Recline with band: a controlled mobility exercise for shoulder mobility, core stability, and overhead movements in tennis.

Test for hyperextension

Targeted development of mobility, stability, and overhead control—with direct benefits for the Serve and core stability in tennis.

Lift your upper body while lying on your stomach

Out of a prone position, first lift your arms slightly off the floor. Then, lift your upper body off the floor in a controlled manner, ...

The glutes must be activated before training

Although our 7-year-old player had been playing for 90 minutes prior to the screening in this workshop, she was unable to lift her leg sideways ...

Placing the ball in the cone square

A fun speed drill that trains reaction, agility, and forefoot movement as kids respond to color commands in a dynamic cone setup.

Balloon line with overhead coordination

A group of children should propel the balloon overhead to the front, up to a certain mark or, in this case, to the hall wall.

Propelling the balloon forward in circular mode

Two children try to propel the balloon forward to a predetermined mark. The balloon must not fall to the ground and each child must return ...

Header in the line

A group of children should push the balloon forward as a head ball, up to a predetermined mark. Each child may only touch the balloon ...

Low-high stability with ball bouncing against the wall

A stability and coordination drill combining deep leg positioning, glute activation, and single-leg balance with a wall bounce.

Lateral one-legged stability with ball coordination against the wall

A playful balance drill for kids that combines single-leg stability, coordination, and body control through throw-and-catch tasks.

Throwing and catching balls crosscourt and down the line

Even when catching and throwing, you can learn to throw in clearly defined directions. Both hands are used. The children throw a ball to each ...

Coordinated Play: A Ball Tossing Game for Children

The children throw a ball to each other at the same time. The ball should fly straight ahead (i.e. down the line) and must not ...

Dribbling the tennis ball with the feet

Watch these girls master the art of dribbling a tennis ball with precise movements and controlled steps. They practice a variety of running patterns and ...

From sitting on your heels to squatting

A playful mobility exercise to improve ankle flexibility, balance, and controlled weight transfer in children.

From the bridge to the quadruped position

A playful mobility drill that improves shoulder stability and trunk rotation through controlled transitions between bridge and quadruped positions.

Inside out Forehand Footwork Introduction

Two players start on the sideline on their forehand side. The coach rolls a swiss ball crosscourt to their backhand side. The player has to ...

Lateral Movement and Recovery – Swiss Ball

Two players start at the side line. The coach rolls a ball to the open court. One player runs, rolls the ball back and recovers ...

Rolling with two Hands

Here is a great way to introduce children to the two handed backhand. Young players roll a big Swiss Ball to each other pushing with ...

Rolling with the Palm

Here is a great way to introduce children to the forehand. Young players roll a big Swiss Ball to each other pushing with the palm ...

Rolling with Both Hand (Backhand)

Here an exercise to start creating some familiarity with the backhand stroke with very young players. The chidren form a circle and roll two balls ...

Rolling with one Hand (Forehand)

Here is an exercise to start creating some familiarity with the forehand stroke. The chidren form a circle and roll two balls around the circle ...

Stopping and Rolling with the Racquet (Forehand)

The simplest form of a forehand is rolling the ball with the racquet. In this exercise the players stop the ball with the racquet and ...
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