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Tennis: Ripping it!

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The coach feeds each player 5 easy balls anywhere inside the service boxes.

The player must 'rip' every single ball, with 100% intensity, swinging freely and keeping the racquet head speed fast through each and every ball.

These are 'put away' balls, the last shot of a rally and must be buried into the court to give the opponent no chance of getting to it.

COACHING POINTS

Players can be encouraged to take the ball at the top of the bounce, however it is useful for more advanced players to learn the skill of 'holding'.

This involves the player setting their feet once in the right position for the ball, and holding until their opponent has made a move to one side of the court before they hit it to the other.

The ball must be at a comfortable contact height to do this.

Players can aim at the targets as they wish, they are simply on the court as a guide.

The drill can be made competitive by the player with the highest number of targets hit being the winner.

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OFTEN USED WITH...

Run and smash:

Every player with a ball each. They have to run to the net while bouncing the ball on their racket. when they get to the net they throw up the ball and smash it across the net after which they have to run back.

First one back is the winner

Smash Drills

smash volley smash:

Coach feeds the ball from the backhand side of the court in no mans land.
The first feed is for a smash and the second one is for a volley then one more smash and the player moves to the back of the queue and the next player touches the net with their racket.

Smash Drills

Overheads:

1) In this drill there are two hitters, two shadows, and the remaining students wait in the alley.
2) The drill starts with the hitters hitting the net.
3)The teacher then hits a lob for hitter 1 to smash.
4)While hitter 1 goes for smash, hitter 2 and both shadows, shadow his movements.
5) The teacher hits the second lob to hitter 2. Once again, the other 3 hit the net and shadow movement back for smash.
6) This is repeated twice. Each hitter hits 2 smashes.
7) After his second smash the hitter goes to the end of the waiting line of students. His shadow moves to the hitting position, and a waiting student becomes the shadow.
8) Smashes should be hit cross-court, away from teacher!!
9) Emphasis should once again be on control and movement.

Smash Drills

volley smash volley smash:

Coach feeds the ball from the backhand side of the court in no mans land.
The first feed is for a volley and the second one is for a smash then one more time and the player moves to the back of the queue

Smash Drills

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