Tennis Game: Lob Over the Net Player

How the game works

Tactical Purpose

This drill teaches the team that is getting lobbed how to position and communicate, as well as the opposing team to attack and put pressure on their opponents.

Setup

Both teams (A-B and C-D) are positioned in one-up-one-back formations, on opposite sides. The coach is at the net, close to player B (see graphic above).

Game

The coach will feed a lob over player B. While player A runs to retrieve the lob, player B will switch over to the other half and move back toward the baseline (facing the net) as quickly as she can. As team A-B retrieves the lob, team C-D will move up to the net and prepare for an eventual overhead.

The two teams play the point out.

Start each point in the same setup and same feed until one of the teams wins 5 points. They will then rotate one spot clockwise so that every player will practice lob retrieving, switching, and attacking.

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