Baseline Rally – Crosscourt to Down the Line
Players play from the baseline trying to keep the ball in play. The rally starts crosscourt and continues crosscourt unt...
Controlling Speed and Length
Very often we find that inexperienced players are not able to control the speed or length of the ball, even when we know...
Groundstrokes in the Short Court Alley
Ground strokes in the alley (mini tennis) Improving the contact area Players try to keep their shots in the alley. The p...
Groundstrokes in the Alley – Baseline
Ground strokes in the alley (baseline)– Improving the contact area Same drill but from the baseline. The players try to...
Direction Control in the Alley – Alternating Groundstrokes
Alternating Forehands and Backhands (From the baseline in the alley) After some practice close to the net, things become...
Points: Master of Slice
Slice (half the court vs. topspin (whole court). You start the point with a feed to the backhand-side of the court after...
Up and Back Spanish Drill
The coach feeds the following sequenze over and over: Short forehand, deep backhand, short backhand, deep forehand. Th...
Crosscourt Down the Line with Crosscourt Challenge
One player hits crosscourt and the other down the line for about 30 seconds. The coach feeds an additional ball as soon...
Changing Sides
The coach feeds a ball. Two players play the point against each other. As soon as a player wins three point in a row......
The Spanish Star Drill
The coach feeds series of 4 balls in a row: one short to the forehand, one deep and high to the backhand, one short to t...