Cardio Tennis: Volley Work

How It Works

Setup

The coach (F) is about halfway between the service line and baseline, ad side. Player (A) is on the other side of the net, about halfway inside the service box, deuce side.

Drill

The coach feeds 20 balls alternating (1) down the alley, and then (2) close to the center line.
Player A will move side to side, hitting only forehand volleys. Even though it would be easier for the player to hit a backhand when the ball comes down the center, she will run around it and execute a forehand volley instead.

Purpose: footwork, quickness, and conditioning.

After a 1-minute break, the coach can move to the deuce side and player A to the ad side to continue the drill with the player executing backhand volleys this time.

Note

For group classes, each player should do this drill once, with the waiting players performing various exercises such as jumping jacks, jump rope, or ladder drills.

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