Tennis Game: Bounce It!
This is a tennis game recommended for beginning players who are ready to learn how to rally.
How Bounce It Works
Two players (or two groups) compete against each other in a game of ball and racquet control.
The coach tosses a ball on either side of the net. The players’ task is to keep the ball from rolling on their side. They must use their racquets, no hands touching the ball, to keep it bouncing on their side.
As soon as they can, the player(s) should hit the ball over the net to their opponents’ side.
If the ball rolls on either side, the respective player(s) lose a point.
The first player (team) to accumulate 3 points wins the game.
This is an excellent way to introduce the rally concept to players who are just starting to learn tennis.
This game is part of My Daddy / My Coach, which you can find inside the How To Teach Tennis course, with the full progression and many more tips and drills.
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