Tennis Basket Drills
Tennis basket drills refer to exercises which involve a coach or tennis partner feeding (or tossing) balls from a basket.
They are very useful for watching and correcting player’s footwork, technique, and practicing various tennis tactical situations.
Recovery Footwork
– footwork (cross-over, side-shuffle), ground-strokes practice
– 1 video / 2 minutes New
Shuffle-Run-Hit
– side-shuffle, quick change of direction, ground-strokes practice
– 1 video / 2 minutes
Plus 5 / Minus 5 – Ground-Strokes
– ground-strokes placement, ball control, pressure practice
– 1 video / 5 minutes
Jail Break – advanced
– fun game for consistency, accuracy
– 1 video / 7 minutes
Inside-In Forehand & Backhand
– movement, technique, stamina
– 1 video / 4 minutes
One-Up / One-Back – Volley
– competitive game: volley consistency under pressure
– 1 video / 5 minutes
Push Through & Back
– net skills: volley, overheads
– 1 video / 1 minute
Cone Hunting
– competitive game: ground-strokes accuracy
– 1 video / 4 minutes
Game Over
– competitive game: stamina, speed, ground-strokes consistency
– 1 video / 7 minutes
Drop & Lob Chase
– movement, speed, net skills
– 1 video / 2 minutes
Pick & Put
– ground-strokes, movement, stamina
– 1 video / 2 minutes
Come Back Home!
– conditioning, speed, ball control
– 1 video / 3 minutes
Quick Change of Direction
– speed, quick change of direction, ground-strokes
– 1 video / 3 minutes
Plus 10
– consistency under pressure
– 1 video / 3 minutes
Short Wide Around Cone
– speed, movement, ground-strokes
– 1 video / 2 minutes
Combo
– overall strokes practice (baseline-net)
– 1 video / 2 minutes
On the Run
– stamina, speed, ground-strokes
– 1 video / 2 minutes
One Short / One Deep
– ground-strokes, movement, footwork
– 1 video / 1 minute
Forehand / Backhand / Short Put-Away
– ground-strokes, short ball practice
– 1 video / 1 minute
To and Away
– ground-strokes accuracy
– 1 video / 1 minute
LowVolley-HighVolley-InsideOverhead
– movement, net skills: volley, overhead
– 1 video / 2 minutes
Forehand / Backhand / Push
– speed, ground-strokes, touch shots
– 1 video / 1 minute
Around the Cone
– footwork, speed, ground-strokes
– 1 video / 1 minute
Thirty
– overall strokes practice (baseline-net)
– 1 video / 3 minutes
Wide & Center
– ground-strokes, movement
– 1 video / 1 minute
Bounce and… no Bounce
– ground-strokes, volleys, legs strength
– 1 video / 1 minute
Stay Low
– low bounce ground-strokes
– 1 video / 1 minute
Three x Four
– ground-strokes practice
– 1 video / 2 minutes
Practice without a Tennis Partner
– self-fed practice drills
– 1 video / 6 minutes
Around the Ball
– ground-strokes, movement
– 1 video / 1 minute
Three x Six
– ground-strokes, movement
– 1 video / 1 minute
Ground-Strokes Forever
– ground-strokes practice
– 1 video / 1 minute
Big Square
– short, deep ground-strokes
– 1 video / 2 minutes
Three Along the Baseline
– ground-strokes, inside-out/in
– 1 video / 2 minutes
Planting Tennis Balls
– ground-strokes / conditioning
– 1 video / 5 minutes
Ground-Strokes & Cones
– ground-strokes, footwork, conditioning
– 1 video / 3 minutes
Attacking Low & High
– net skills (volley, overhead)
– 1 video / 2 minutes
V-Drill: Attack/Defense
– ground-strokes, movement, conditioning
– 1 video / 4 minutes
Small Square
– ground-strokes, volleys, legs strength
– 1 video / 4 minutes
Ground Triangle
– movement, ground-strokes, conditioning
– 1 video / 1 minute
Controlling Depth
– ground-strokes depth control
– 1 video / 3 minutes
Three + One
– ground-strokes practice, movement
– 1 video / 2 minutes
Inside Forehand / Inside Backhand
– ground-strokes, movement, conditioning
– 1 video / 1 minute
Deep & Short
– competitive ground-strokes, movement
– 1 video / 3 minutes
Quick Recovery Drill
– ground-strokes footwork drill
– 1 video / 3 minutes
Seven Balls
– ground-strokes practice, conditioning
– 1 video / 2 minutes
Punch-Smash-Push
– volley, overhead, movement
– 1 video / 2 minutes
Catch & Push
– volley (punch, touch)
– 1 video / 1 minute
Baseline Forehands & Targets
– ground-strokes accuracy, movement
– 1 video / 1 minute
Waist & Shoulder
– ground-strokes practice
– 1 video / 1 minute
Inside-Out Forehands & Cross-Court Backhands
– ground-strokes, movement, conditioning
– 1 video / 1 minute
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