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Tennis: Balance control hitting groundstrokes

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Coach throws the ball to the side.

Player moves, steps on the balance platform one one foot and hits either a forehand or backhand stroke.

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This exercise is a great tool to teach players how to perform the shots well, while controlling the position of the body.

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Baseline Forehand/Backhand:

Coach, 1 player, and a basket of tennis balls.

Coach faces player 1 who is stood on the centre of the baseline.

Coach drops the first feed to his right for the player to runaround and play an inside out forehand anywhere down the court.

Coach then drops the second feed to his left for the player to run around and play a backhand drive anywhere down the court.

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Behind and Inside:

Coach feeds deep ball to the deuce side. Player moves back and hits forehand cross court. Coach feeds another ball shorter to the advantage side. Player moves inside the baseline and hits forehand inside in.

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Warm up:

Players perform their own individual warm up routines.

Warm up should include moderate running and dynamic stretching.

Coach sets up a few stations to work on skills related to the session's goal.

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Stay stable after the serve:

Player performs a regular serves.

The goal of this exercise is for the player to land on his/her front foot and maintain balance on one leg after the serve.

The back foot should be in the air.

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