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Royal Court
This game/drill can be used as a warm-up with young children. It is good for learning to track the ball, anticipate how high the ball bounces, and improve footwork and hand-eye coordination.
How it works:
Kids start at the back fence with the racquet placed on the ground. Coach is positioned on the other side of the net with a basket of balls nearby. The coach feeds a high ball over the net and calls a name. They will try to catch the ball after one bounce. With younger kids you can allow them to catch the ball after two bounces. Once they catch the ball, they run back and place it on the racquet. The sequence repeats until one of them catches five balls and places them all on the racquet. If they miss a ball, they let it go. After they gather five balls, they will try to bring all the balls to the basket by balancing them on the racquet.
Have fun!
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