The “basket” drills allow a coach to feed balls while looking at and correcting the student’s technique and footwork. Also they are great to work with students on shot selection and tactics.
- Hit-Run-Finish (ground-strokes, short ball, overhead) New
- Plus 5 / Minus 5 – Ground-Strokes (consistency under pressure)
- Plus 5 / Minus 5 – Overheads (consistency under pressure)
- Pattern Play with the Coach (ground-strokes accuracy)
- Lead Serve (serve accuracy)
- Return to Spot (serve return accuracy)
- Hit Away (3) (ground-strokes consistency, accuracy)
- Hit Away (2) (ground-strokes consistency, accuracy)
- 3 + 3 + 3 (ground-strokes accuracy)
- Serve Up / Serve Back (serve warm-up drill)
- Serve, Play and Put-Away (serve, ground-strokes)
- Drop and Lob Chase (sprint, body/racquet control)
- Ground-Strokes Marathon (ground-strokes, stamina)
- Pick and Put (dynamic balance, ground-strokes)
- Up and Back (stamina, quick footwork)
- Blackjack Serving (serve accuracy, power)
- 3 Along the Line / Backwards (ground-strokes practice)
- How Long Can You Last – 1 (ground-strokes consistency)
- How Long Can You Last – 2 (overhead consistency)
- Accuracy and Touch (ground-strokes & volley placement)
- Volley and Overhead – Low, High, Higher
- 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (overhead practice)
- Serve Pressure (second serve practice)
- All Inside Baseline (short ball, volleys, overheads)
- Ground-Strokes in Circles (quick feet/conditioning)
- Kind and Rough (touch & power ground-strokes)
- Catch and Volley (hand-eye, ball tracking)
- Three-Part Aggressive (short ball put-away)
- Drop-Shot Accuracy on the Run
- 11 Balls Drill (transition from baseline to net)
- Volley Approach Drill (volley and body control)
- Short Power Ball (short ball aggressive approach)
- Bermuda Triangle (great movement drill; ground-strokes)
- Hit Away (ground-strokes placement)
- V-Drill: Offense (ground-strokes; movement; stamina)
- V-Drill: Defense (ground-strokes; movement; stamina)
- V-Drill: Forehand Offense/Defense (movement; stamina)
- V-Drill: Backhand Offense/Defense (movement; stamina)
- Rally on Six (competitive game; group)
- Back-Short-Over (court movement; strokes practice)
- Pain – 1 (consistency under pressure; conditioning)
- Break the Cup (serve accuracy)
- Cross-Down-Drop (shot direction control & feel)
- Controlling Depth (ground-strokes control/placement)
- Hand-Fed Deep & Short (ground-strokes, cardio)
- Court Transition (4)
- Court Transition (5)
- To Short / To Deep (cardio, quick feet/recovery)
- Deep-Shorter-Short (ground-strokes)
- The Pyramid (net strokes, footwork, conditioning)
- Volley Circle (volley accuracy)
- Ground-strokes Placement (1)
- Ground-strokes Placement (2)
- Ground-strokes – deep/high and put-away
- Court Transition (1)
- Court Transition (2)
- Court Transition (3)
- Overhead – tap and run
- Attack and Retreat (ground-strokes, conditioning)
- Ground-strokes Forever
- Ball Attack (ground-strokes)
- Short and Volley (ground-strokes and volleys)
- Overhead, Swing and Volley
- 7 Balls Drill (ground-strokes, footwork)
- Serve and Volley
- Cone’s Eight (ground-strokes, footwork)
- Inside-out along the Alley (footwork, ground-strokes)
- Slide-over Ground-strokes (ground-strokes)
- High Forehand and Smash (ground-strokes and overheads)
- Inside Forehand & Inside Backhand (ground-strokes, cardio)
- Back, Forth, Back (ground-strokes)
- Approach, Poach and Volleys
- Double Drop Shot (speed, control)
- Volley Approach and Put-away (volley placement)
- Forehand Approach and Volley Cross-court
- High and Low (volley, overhead)
- Six Balls Placement Count (ground-strokes)
- 20 Balls from Hell (ground-strokes placement, conditioning)
- Quick Change of Direction (ground-strokes, footwork)
- Cardio Basket Drill (ground-strokes, cardio)
- Corner, Center, Corner (ground-strokes, ball placement)
- Inside Out/In Forehand around Cone (ground-strokes, footwork)
- Heavy Topspin (ground-strokes)
- Short Ball and Footwork (ground-strokes, footwork)
- Doubles Serve Return (serve return practice for doubles)
- Volley Work (volleys, footwork)
- The Lob Game (lobs practice)
- All to One Area (target practice)
- Drop Ball Feed Recovery (ground-strokes, proper footwork)
- Ball Machine – Court Transition and Accuracy
- Ball Machine – Ground-stroke, Low Volley, Two Put-Away Volleys
- Quick Recovery Drill (practice recovery after each shot)
- The Depth Game (ground-strokes depth)
- Changed Direction (ground-strokes placement control)
- Bounce and Not (conditioning, ground-strokes, volleys)
- Low-High-Higher (net play control)
- Big Square (conditioning, ground-strokes)
- Move-Stop-Hit-Recover (open-stance, balance, quick recovery)
- Service Delivery (serve accuracy)
- Charging and Conquer (volley, footwork, speed)
- Cross and Put-Away (foot speed, quick recovery)
- Defend Cross-Court (defensive ground-strokes)
- Master the Lob (topspin lob practice)
Cross-Deep-Attack (ground-stroke accuracy, footwork)
Footwork and Ground-Strokes (footwork, ground-strokes practice)
Approach and Aggressive Volley (approach and volley practice) - Ground and Sky (ground-strokes, lobs)
- Serve and Put-Away (serve; attacking short balls)
- Back and Away (ground-strokes accuracy; put-away shots)
- No Tap (ground-strokes and lobs accuracy)
- Serve and Volley – attack and retreat (serve, low volley, overhead)
- Serve and Volley – attack and finish (serve, volleys)
- Strategic Forehands (forehand ground-strokes on the run)
- Hit and Shadow – side to side (ground-strokes, footwork)
- Team Attack and Poach (court transition and shot selection in doubles)
- Approach and Finish (transition volley; put-away high volley)
- Fast Feet and Control (ground-strokes on the run; accuracy)
- Ultimate Serve Return (return of serve consistency)
- High Ball Practice – 1 (movement, placement, execution of high balls)
- High Ball Practice – 2 (movement, proper footwork and execution for high balls)
- Short-Angled Ball – practice (ground-strokes control and placement)
- Move and Reach (ground-strokes; overheads)
- Low to Drop (low volley; quickness at the net; balance)
- Deep-Short-High (for doubles teams practice; court positioning)
- Hit-Drop-Hit (cardio drill)
- Over the Hills (cardio; ground-strokes)
- Deep & Angle Shot – 1 (ground-stroke placement; tactic drill; advanced players)
- Deep & Angle Shot – 2 (ground-stroke placement; tactic drill; advanced players)
- Serves from Anywhere (serve accuracy; fun serve drill)
- Run-Push-Reach (speed, racquet control, overheads)
- 1 + 5 (consistency under pressure)
- Follow the Deep Ball (ground-strokes depth; court transition; volleys)
- Waiting for the Overhead (volleys and overheads practice)
- Need for Spin (practice under-spin and topspin under pressure)
- Return of Serve Ultimate Drill (serve return to targets)
- Punch-Smash-Push-Swing (volleys, overheads, ground-strokes, footwork)
- Come Up – Come Clean (court transition; ground-strokes and volleys consistency)
- My Invisible Opponent (serving game for beginning players)
- Ultimate Serving Drill (serve accuracy; for advanced players)
- Return to 10 (serve return consistency)
- Hard to Read (serve practice)
- Down-the-Line Put-Away Backhand (aggressive backhand)
- Net Comfort (transition to the net, overheads)
- Arm Strength (serve practice)
- Serve in a Row (tennis serve accuracy)
- Pyramid Blow (tennis serve accuracy)
- M-A-S-T-E-R Volley (volley placement; fun game)
- Poaching Drill (volley movement and placement)
- Short and Deep (movement; conditioning; ground-strokes)
- Enough is Enough – the Lob (ground-strokes consistency; lobs)
- Enough is Enough – the Pass (ground-strokes consistency and placement)
- Serve Rolling (serve under pressure; workout)
- Lob the Weak Wing (approach, overhead)
- Four Balls Approach Rally (transition to the net, rally)
- Approach 4×4 (transition to the net, rally)