FOREHAND

AD BACKHAND DRILLS

ATTACKING FOREHANDS ON THE MOVE

DESCRIPTION
- Coach feeds three balls per player from the basket.
- Players should aim to hit the targets (as in diagram - can use cones to
mark out targets).
- The aim is to encourage players to progressively attack on the move.

COACHING POINTS
- Progressing practise to attacking with inside-out forehands, paying
particular attention to correct footwork around the ball
- Encourage players to hit the ball on the rise or top of the bounce.












1 HIGH 1 LOW

DESCRIPTION
- In this exercise, the coach feeds all the balls to one side.
- -The player's goal is to alternate shots with higher and lower trajectory
over the net, firstly hitting a high shot, followed by a low shot, and this is
repeated.
COACHING POINTS
- It is really important to control the height of the ball.
- Players have to be able to go lower over the net (when in offense) or
higher over the net (when behind the baseline/defense).

PROGRESSION
- Mix short and deep balls and tell players that they have to attack short
balls (low over the net) and play neutrally when the ball is deep (high
over the net).



4 SHOTS

Current Category:
Movement
Description
4 different types of shots on the move Keep moving
feet constantly. Prepare early for shots
- Forehand
- Backhand
- Forehand on the move
- Backhand Volley

Coaching Points
- Keep moving feet constantly.
- Prepare early for shots
- Watch the ball
- Positon body based on type of shot






















Resource:

Optimum Tennis. (2017) Fun tennis drills for kids and junior tennis
players. Retrieved from: https://www.optimumtennis.net/fun-
tennis-drills.htm