Fun Tennis Drills for Kids
“Children make you want to start life over” – Muhammad Ali
In this section you will find a lot of fun tennis drills for kids that you can add to your private or group lessons.
They are great for developing speed, balance, hand-eye coordination and leg strength.
Serve Cone-Run – serve consistency, conditioning
(1 video / 6 minutes) New
Royal Battle – serve, conditioning
(1 video / 6 minutes)
Roundabout – speed, body balance, hand-eye coordination
(1 video / 2 minutes)
Egg Hunt – speed, friendly competition
(1 video / 3 minutes)
Racquet Balance – hand-eye coordination
(1 video / 2 minutes)
Third Run – speed, friendly competition
(1 video / 1 minute)
Thieves – speed, quick change of direction, fun
(1 video / 2 minutes)
One-Up / One-Back – Serve – fun way to practice serving under pressure
(1 video / 4 minutes)
Sandwich – footwork, fun
(1 video / 3 minutes)
O-U-T – serve game for 2-6 players
(1 video / 5 minutes)
Lines – teach the court lines in a fun way
(1 video / 5 minutes)
Falling Towers– fun game for 2-6 players
(1 video / 2 minutes)
Relay Race – speed and conditioning
(1 video / 2 minutes)
Popcorn – fun game for 2-4 players
(1 video / 3 minutes)
Rainy Day – speed, hand-eye coordination
(1 video / 3 minutes)
The Closest Ball – fun game for 2-6 players
(1 video / 4 minutes)
Snatch – speed, fun game
(1 video / 3 minutes)
Tidy / Messy – speed game for 2-6 players
(1 video / 3 minutes)
Leg Strength & Balance – footwork exercise
(1 video / 2 minutes)
Potato Race – speed game for 2-6 players
(1 video / 2 minutes)
Clean the Court – speed, competitive game for 2-6 players
(1 video / 3 minutes)
Mirror Eight – footwork drill for 2-6 players
(1 video / 3 minutes)
Cat and Mouse (1) – fun footwork game
(1 video / 4 minutes)
Cat and Mouse (2) – speed and fun game
(1 video / 2 minutes)
Toss-Catch-Shuffle – footwork and hand-eye coordination
(1 video / 3 minutes)
Quick Follow – quick preparation / technique
(1 video / 1 minute)
Sprint-Catch-Stop – speed and balance drill
(1 video / 1 minute)
Six Balls Race – speed game
(1 video / 1 minute)
Plus Twenty – consistent ground-strokes game
(1 video / 3 minutes)
Step Into the Ball – ground-strokes drill
(1 video / 2 minutes)
Five Balls Race – speed game for 2-6 players
(1 video / 1 minute)
Roll & Catch – speed drill
(1 video / 2 minutes)
Turn & Catch – hand-eye coordination drill
(1 video / 1 minute)
Mirror – footwork fun game
(1 video / 2 minutes)
Bounce It – racquet and ball control game for 2-6 players
(1 video / 4 minutes)
Red Light / Green Light – fun game for 2-6 players
(1 video / 3 minutes)
Caterpillar – footwork fun drill for 2-6 players
(1 video / 2 minutes)
Dirty Hankie – speed, hand-eye coordination drill
(1 video / 2 minutes)
Royal Court – warm-up / hand-eye coordination drill
(1 video / 3 minutes)
Dodge Ball – fun, footwork game for 2-6 players
(1 video / 3 minutes)
Seven Balls Drill – ground-strokes consistency drill
(1 video / 2 minutes)
Shuffle 2 / Shuffle 1 – footwork, speed drill for 2 players
(1 video / 2 minutes)
Set & Track – footwork drill
(1 video / 2 minutes)
Mini Tennis Handball – hand-eye coordination game
(1 video / 3 minutes)
Eight Drill – footwork and balance drill
(1 video / 2 minutes)
My Imaginary Friend – serve practice and learn how to keep score
(1 video / 5 minutes)
3-2-1 Bounce – ball tracking drill
(1 video / 3 minutes)
Pre-Serve Throwing Drill – learn and practice serve swing
(1 video / 5 minutes)
Little Serve Toss – fun way to learn and practice serve toss
(1 video / 2 minutes)
Pick-Put – lateral speed drill
(1 video / 1 minute)
I Like Ice-Cream – hand-eye coordination drill
(1 video / 1 minute)
Cherry on Top – speed and hand-eye coordination drill
(1 video / 1 minute)
Fred & Barney – warm-up drill
(1 video / 1 minute)
Jail Break – fun ground-strokes game for 2-6 players
(1 video / 2 minutes)
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