Kids on Court
Children are the future of the game, and the only way the tennis industry can compete against all the options available to young players is by offering fun and effective programs. These programs have to be designed and adapted to different ability levels to guarantee success, improvement and positive social interactions.
In Kids on Court you will find progressive exercises to introduce and improve all important areas of the game, starting with the development of a broad athletic base and progressing to tennis specific activities that will help players develop seemlessly through the three important stages of the children's game: the red ball phase, the orange ball phase and the green ball phase.
- All ()
- Agility ()
- Approach shot ()
- Approach Shot Tactic ()
- Backhand ()
- Backhand Volley ()
- Complex Training ()
- Coordination ()
- Drills ()
- Endurance ()
- Feeding by the Coach ()
- Flexibility ()
- Forehand ()
- Forehand Volley ()
- General Tactic ()
- Green Ball Stage ()
- Groundstroke Introduction ()
- Groundstrokes ()
- Half Volley ()
- Instruction ()
- Live Ball Drill ()
- Lob ()
- Mini Tennis ()
- Net Game Tactic ()
- Off Court Warm up ()
- One-handed Backhand ()
- Orange Ball Stage ()
- Organization ()
- Overhead ()
- Passing Tactic ()
- Power ()
- Rallying Tactic ()
- Red Ball Stage ()
- Regeneration ()
- Return ()
- Return Tactic ()
- Returning Team Tactic ()
- Serve ()
- Serve Tactic ()
- Serving Team Tactic ()
- Slice ()
- Sliding ()
- Speed ()
- Strength ()
- Stretching ()
- Tactic ()
- Technique ()
- Topspin Volley ()
- Toss ()
- Two-handed Backhand ()
- Volleys ()
- Warming up Strokes ()
- Wrist ()
Ball Thieve
Agility, Green Ball Stage, Orange Ball Stage, Red Ball StageThe children put their racquets on the ground in a circle around another racquet with 12 balls, two balls per player.This post is only available to members. Please register or log in.
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Serve Practice
Green Ball Stage, Orange Ball Stage, Red Ball Stage, Serve, TechniquePlayers practice their serve. They hit serves to an open court without a returner and work on their technique.This post is only available to members. Please register or log in.
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Starting the Point Underhand
Red Ball Stage, Serve, TechniqueOne big hurdle kids need to overcome is learning to hit the ball in the square with an underhand motion to start a point.This post is only available to members. Please register or log in.
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The First Volley Rally
Green Ball Stage, Orange Ball Stage, Red Ball Stage, Technique, VolleysThe coach and the players rally hitting only volleys. Ideally they want to keep the ball in play for at least 6 shots.This post is only available to members. Please register or log in.
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Partner-Drill with the Reaction Ball
Coordination, Green Ball Stage, Orange Ball StageTwo children throw a reaction ball to each other. One throws it through the target at the net and the other around the target, sometimes to the right and sometimes to the left.This post is only available to members. Please register or ...
Learning to Adjust to Deep Balls with the Reaction Ball
Coordination, Green Ball Stage, Orange Ball StageThe goal is to have the children throw the reaction ball over the target and then run to touch the net.This post is only available to members. Please register or log in.
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Bambinis – Footwork Practice with the Swiss Ball
Groundstrokes, Orange Ball Stage, Red Ball Stage, TechniqueTwo players start in the middle of the baseline. One player gets ready to move on his/her toes. The coach rolls a ball to the left or right of the player. The player runs rolls the ball back and recovers to the middle. This is a great wa...
Groundstroke after Cone Touches
Agility, Green Ball Stage, Groundstrokes, Orange Ball Stage, Speed, TechniqueThe coach calls the color of the cone that the player should touch. After 3 touches he feeds a short ball, which the player has to hit over the net with solid technique.This post is only available to members. Please register or log in....
Throwing and Catching a Balloon
Coordination, Red Ball StageEach child has a balloon. The drill is to toss the balloon up and catch it. The children are placed in close quarters so that they learn to control their tosses.This post is only available to members. Please register or log in.
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Figure 8 Runs
Agility, Green Ball Stage, Orange Ball Stage, Red Ball Stage, SpeedThe players move as quickly as possible between both cones following a figure 8.This post is only available to members. Please register or log in.
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Speed Jumping over the Line with Both Feet
Green Ball Stage, Orange Ball Stage, Red Ball Stage, SpeedThe players jump over a line back and forth as fast as possible. This exercise works on speed and balance.This post is only available to members. Please register or log in.
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Building a Rally – Keeping the Ball in the Court
Green Ball Stage, Groundstrokes, Orange Ball Stage, Red Ball Stage, TechniqueTwo children hit balls to each other trying to keep the rally going withour mistakes.This post is only available to members. Please register or log in.
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Bambinis – Introduction to the One-handed Backhand Volley – The Frisbee
Groundstrokes, Orange Ball Stage, Red Ball Stage, Technique, VolleysUsing a frisbee to help students understand the basics of the one handed backhand volley can be very helpful. A frisbee is nice and light, and provides a large enough contact area. In this drill the coach first sets up a path of hoops fo...
Bambinis – Overhead off the Bounce Points
Green Ball Stage, Groundstrokes, Orange Ball Stage, Overhead, Tactic, Technique, VolleysFour players play doubles. They all start on the baseline. The coach feeds a high lob to one team. They let it bounce and hit an overhead. The point is played out.This post is only available to members. Please register or log in.
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Bambinis – Catching over the Mobile Net
Coordination, Green Ball Stage, Orange Ball StageIn this exercise the players will work on coordination and adaptation. The players hold a stick with their non-dominant hand so that each one is holding one end. The goal of the drill is to toss a ball over the stick to the partner, who ...
Bambinis – Half Volley Points – Self Feed
Green Ball Stage, Orange Ball Stage, Technique, VolleysTwo players start at the service line and two players start at the baseline. The players at the service line attack the net, starting the point tossing the ball and hitting it over the net with a half volley. The point is played out.This...
Bambinis – Rally with Pass
Green Ball Stage, Groundstrokes, Orange Ball Stage, TechniqueThis exercise is designed to work on control and is a fun way to start or end practice. Players will rally but have to pass the ball to their partners, who in turn will hit it over the net. Players can either count and see how many times...
Bambinis – Split Step Work with Hoops
Orange Ball Stage, TechniqueThis is a good way to get familiar with the split step technique. The coach sets up hoops on the ground in such a way that the player has to step forward into one hoop and then jump into two hoops, mimicking the split step.This post is o...
Bambinis – Volleys with Medicine Ball Plus Agility
Green Ball Stage, Orange Ball Stage, Technique, VolleysThe coach sets a path with hoops from the baseline towards the net. The players run through the path with a medicine ball stepping once in each hoop. At the net they will use the medicine ball to hit a forehand and a backhand volley. Thi...
Bambinis – Introduction to the Half Volley
Green Ball Stage, Orange Ball Stage, Technique, VolleysThe coach kneels close to the player to be able to feed with precision. The player sets the racquet head on the ground and tries to hit the fed ball over the net right off the bounce. The coach makes sure the players are using no backswi...
Bambinis – Rallying with a Control Shot
Green Ball Stage, Groundstrokes, Orange Ball Stage, Red Ball Stage, TechniquePlayers rally with each other using a control shot. That is, the players stop the incoming ball, bump it up, let it bounce and then hit it over. A target on the ground helps the players maintain control. Without targets, players tend to ...
Bambinis – Rallying with a Volley Control Shot
Green Ball Stage, Orange Ball Stage, Technique, VolleysPlayers rally using a volley control shot before hitting the ball over the net. A volley control shot means the players stop the incoming ball and bump it up then they hit it over the net before it bounces again, just like a volley. The ...
Bambinis – Reaction with Anlysis
Coordination, Green Ball Stage, Orange Ball Stage, SpeedThe coach sets up 4 cones of different color on the court plus two hoops, which serve as the base for the player. Th player stand in the hoops and will react to the command of the coach. The coach will call a color and the player will ru...
Minis – Slalom Relay
Coordination, Red Ball Stage, SpeedThe coach builds a slalom course with cones in the alley. The players form teams for a relay race. The players have to roll a ball around the cones touch the net and roll the ball back around the cones to their partners.This post is only...
Bambinis – Agility and Coordination with Hoops
Agility, Coordination, Green Ball Stage, Orange Ball Stage, SpeedThe coach lays 3 different color hoops on the ground forming a path. One color is for the right leg, one for the left leg and one for both legs. The players try to jump through the path as fast as possible landing in each hoop with the a...
Bambinis – Split and Volley Intro
Green Ball Stage, Orange Ball Stage, Technique, VolleysThe coach sets some hoops in such a way thet the players step with one leg into one hoop and then with both legs into two hoops, immitating a split step. The players run through the hoop path and continue to the net where the coach tosse...
Bambinis – Lateral Movement and Split Step
Green Ball Stage, Orange Ball Stage, TechniqueIn this exercise two hoops are placed in the middle of the court. The player has to step on both hoops at the same time everytime it reaches that spot. The player runs laterally and high-fives his partner on one end of the court, he/she ...
Minis – Agility and Focus
Coordination, Orange Ball Stage, Red Ball Stage, SpeedThe coach sets 4 cones of different colors on the court plus a hoop. The payer’s base is the hoop. The coach calls the color of the cone and the player has to sprint to it, return to the hoop and assume a ready position. The players shou...
Minis – Throwing Overhand and Catching with a Cone
Coordination, Red Ball StageIn this exercise all players toss overhand and high but on one side the player catches with his/her hands and on the other side with a cone. For more advanced players the coach can vary the number of bounces before the player catches: 0,...
Minis – Players Rally in Tball Court (Big Ball)
Groundstrokes, Red Ball Stage, TechniqueThe T ball court allows young players to rally with each other successfully since always it keeps the ball within reach. In this exercises players are instructed to rally with each other in control with abig ball.This post is only availa...
Bambinis – Approach Volley Doubles
Green Ball Stage, Groundstrokes, Orange Ball Stage, Overhead, Tactic, Technique, VolleysTwo teams play against each other doubles on the orange court. All four players start at the baseline. The coach or one of the players feeds a short ball. The opponents hit an approach shot and charge the net. The point is played out. Th...
Bambinis – Backhnad Volley Shadows
Orange Ball Stage, Red Ball Stage, Technique, VolleysPlayers shadow the backhand volley technique. This is a good way to check for understanding of the stroke and fine tune the technique. If they cannot do it well without ball, they will not do it better with the ball.This post is only ava...
Minis – TBall Court – Counting
Groundstrokes, Red Ball Stage, TechniquePlayers are instructed to rally under control on the tball court with a big balls. The players count how many shots they were able to hit in each rally. With more advanced players, once a shot touches the side guards the rally is over.Th...
Bambinis _ TBall Rally with Small Ball
Groundstrokes, Red Ball Stage, TechniqueThe smaller the ball the more difficult it is to control. For this exercises players try to rally in the tball with a small ball. Players should work on control and long follow throught.This post is only available to members. Please regi...
Bambinis – Volley Targets Red Court
Orange Ball Stage, Red Ball Stage, Technique, VolleysThe goal of the drill is to practice volley control. Two targets are placed on the court. Two players are on one side of the net and the other two on the other side. The players play singles and rotate. One team bounces and feeds a ball ...
Minis – Rotational Throws with Recovery and Jump
Coordination, Red Ball StageIn this drill young players are introduced to the groundstrokes by practicing rotational throws. They also practice runing laterally and jumping – an introduction to the split step.This post is only available to members. Please register ...
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