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Basic Backhand Technique- Progression 1

Intention: Develop basic backhand technique. Players line up on one side of the net with the coach on the other side of the net. Coach feeds the ball to the first player in the line. Each player hits the ball 3 times. Shot is a backhand played with a neutral hitting stance and the player is to finish balanced on one foot. Those in the line mimic the shoe of the player playing the ball. Once the player has had their 3 shots, they then collect 3 balls to return to the hopper before joining the back of the line.

Junior Tennis

Basic Backhand Technique- Progression 2

Intention: Develop a basic backhand technique. Players in 2 lines on one side of the net, coach on the other side. Coach feeds simultaneously to the players in each line. Each player hits 3 balls and moves around to the other side of the court and collects 3 balls from the other.

Junior Tennis

Forehand and Backhand

Intention: Develop basic forehand and backhand technique. The group is divided into two- "Hitters" and "Fielders". Hitters execute the drill, whilst fielders collect balls. Change roles after each player has 5 turns. Coach feeds simultaneously to the player at the front of each queue. Each player hits five balls (outside shot) and moves off the court and returns to the back of the opposite queue (players will alternate between forehand and backhand on each turn). NB: Coach must continue to reinforce key teaching points.

Junior Tennis

Racquetless tennis

Staying in one service box on their side, players compete against each other just like a tennis game. Players have to bounce the ball on their side of the net, so it crosses to their opponents side. The player receiving the ball has to catch it with one hand, making sure the ball only bounces once on their side of the court. Continue this as a rally until the ball bounces twice on one side of the court.

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Basic Backhand Technique- Prog...

Intention: Develop basic backhand technique.Players line up on one side of the net with the coach on the other side of the net.Coach feeds the ball to the first player in the line. Each player hits the ball 3 times. Shot is a backhand played with a neutral hitting stance and the player is to finish balanced on one foot.Those in the line mimic the shoe of the player playing the ball. Once the player has had their 3 shots, they then collect 3 balls to return to the hopper before joining the back of the line.

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Basic Backhand Technique- Prog...

Intention: Develop a basic backhand technique. Players in 2 lines on one side of the net, coach on the other side.Coach feeds simultaneously to the players in each line. Each player hits 3 balls and moves around to the other side of the court and collects 3 balls from the other.

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Forehand and Backhand Junior T...

Intention: Develop basic forehand and backhand technique.The group is divided into two- "Hitters" and "Fielders".Hitters execute the drill, whilst fielders collect balls. Change roles after each player has 5 turns. Coach feeds simultaneously to the player at the front of each queue. Each player hits five balls (outside shot) and moves off the court and returns to the back of the opposite queue (players will alternate between forehand and backhand on each turn).NB: Coach must continue to reinforce key teaching points.

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Basic Forehand Technique- Prog...

<p dir="ltr">Intention: Develop basic forehand technique. Players line up on one side of the net set up on a short court. Coach on the other side of the net. Coach feeds the ball to the first player in the line. Each player hits the ball 3 times. Shot is a forehand played with a neutral hitting stance and the player is to finish balanced on one foot. Those in the line mimic the shot of the player playing the ball. Once the player has had their three shots, they collect three balls to return to the hopper before joining the back of the line. 

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Dungeons Junior Tennis - Tenni...

Intention: Explore tactical development- &quot;Over and In&quot; and &quot;Hitting into space&quot; Each player starts the game with 3 lives (can be amended depending on time). Players at the front of the line take it in turns to hit a ball fed to them by the coach.  The players keep their lives if they successfully execute the shot by hitting the ball over and in. The player loses a life in one of the following ways: Hitting the ball out. Hitting the ball into the net. Hitting the ball after more than one bounce. Missing the ball.  Once the player has lost all 3 lives they are in the dungeon (coaches side of the net). If the coach or another player in the dungeon catches the ball without a bounce, the player loses a life. The only way out of the dungeon is to catch a shot from another player before it bounces, thus gaining one life.  The player with the most lives remaining at the end of the game is the winner.  

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Elbow Ball Backhand Drills - T...

The player keeps tennis ball between the body and dominant elbow and the player imitates backhand stroke. The ball can't leave the body before the player “hits” backhand.

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Developing Coordination- Progr...

Intention: Develop sending and receiving skills through the use of progressive coordination exercises. Following progression 2 Players stand facing each other on the inside and outside tramlines respectively (in a ready, athletic, gorilla position) Players have three balls, one player starts with 2 and the other with one, and throw the balls underarm between each other. The balls must bounce once before the partner catches the ball. Each player must throw the ball with their right hand and catch the other ball with their left. Once the ball has been caught it must be passed between the hands in preparation for the throw and free up the left hand for the catch. As players master a rhythm, they attempt to increase the tempo.

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Fence Controls The Swing Backh...

The player starts by standing close to the fence, with the coach throwing the ball to the backhand side. The player then executes a backhand volley back to the coach, with the fence preventing the player from taking too big a backswing.

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Toss From Behind Backhand Dril...

The coach stands behind the player. The player takes ready position. The Coach tosses the ball to the backhand side. The player reacts, moves forward and hits backhand.

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Backhand 3 Wide Balls Backhand...

Coach stands in front of the player. Coach tosses 3 different balls to the backhand side. First ball is close to the player; second ball is between the middle and the sideline; last ball is close to the sideline. Player hits and recovers after each shot.

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Baseline scenario Forehand & B...

The coach feeds fast ball to deuce side. The player runs and hits deep forehand cross-court. The coach immediately feeds drop shot to ad side, the player then sprints and hits deep backhand slice down the line.

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Backhand quick shadows Forehan...

2 cones are set on the ad side.Player runs to the side cone as fast as possible and hits backhand using open stance.Player recovers and runs again to the front cone hitting backhand using close stance.

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Bounce and Hit Forehand & Back...

Players rally together. Player has to say &quot;bounce&quot; when the ball bounces on their side and say &quot;hit&quot; when they make contact with the ball.

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Change the pace Forehand & Bac...

Coach feeds the ball to one side. Player alternates aggressive and regular down the line shots.Drill specifications:2-6 repetitions per setThe minimum number of repetitions is 2 but it can go up to 6. It all depends of how many players we have on the court. With less players more repetitions are recommended while with more players less reps will be a better option to keep all students hitting. Coach can set up 2 lines of players to work on forehand and backhand down the line shots at the same time.

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Backhand Smash Smash Drills - ...

The coach feeds lob into the air for the player to hit back using the backhand smash. The player hits the smash down the line and joins the back of the line.

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Proper positioning Forehand Dr...

Red cones are set on deuce side; yellow cones are set on the ad side. The coach throws balls to the ad side, and the player runs around and hits forehand inside out (yellow cone) or inside in (red cone). After the shot, the player recovers to the proper cone according to the shot's direction.

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Rally to the Advantage Side Fo...

Coach stands in the advantage corner. Coach and player rally together before the coach moves the player around the court. The player's goal is to make all balls to the advantage corner.

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Yo - Yo Movement - Tennis Dril...

1) Teacher alternates short drop shot and deep lob feeds from the basket.Also alternates forehand, backhand.<br />2)Player hits the short ball to a down the line target as an approach shot <br />3) Player will then move back for the smash.<br />4) The smash is hit cross court

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Low ball backhand Backhand Dri...

The coach stands in front of the player and feeds low balls to the backhand. The player hits backhand over the net.

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Tennis: 2 lines - Forehand and...

Players start in two lines, one behind the deuce service box and the other behind the advantage box. Coach feeds balls alternately to players on their left and right. Players on the coach's left hit forehands and those on coach's right hit backhands. Players are aiming to put the ball away, as close to the baseline as possible.

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Controlled wide ball Backhand ...

The coach stands in front of the player. The coach throws difficult ball to the backhand corner, the player then sprints, slides and hits neutral/defensive ball.More and more players are able to really hit the ball from the baseline so there are many situations during the match when we are under time pressure. Being able to survive these critical moments can be a deciding factor about who will win the match so players have to work in these conditions during practice session to develop automatic responses.

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Complete Backhand Down the Lin...

Cones are set in the deuce corner.Coach feeds balls using different feeding techniques.Player adapts and hits deep backhand down the line.

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Forehand/Backhand Rally Rally ...

4 players. 2 on each side of the net. Player 1 hits a deep forehand,and a rally starts with each player hitting a deep forehand shot. When it is player 1's turn again they hit a deep backhand shot, and the rally continues. Rally alternates between forehand and backhand shots. Repeat the drill. The drill is continuous. 

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1 Federer 1 Nadal Forehand Dri...

The player rallies with the coach using forehand cross court. The player alternates regular follow through (to the left side) and Nadal's follow through (over the hitting shoulder).

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backhand technique SESSIONS
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New Approach to Backhand Rally

Approach the backhand by starting with the fundamentals. Get players movement up to scratch to be in the best position to make an effective stroke.

Controlling points with backha...

Develop your players movement into their backhand to create combinations to transition from defence into attack.
backhand technique ANSWERS
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How to teach single and double-handed backhands to U10s?

teaching single and doublehanded backhands to under 10s

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Fun technique drills for 4-5 year-olds?

I could use some relatively easy technique drills that are fun to keep the kids I train interested. They have played for 4 months (beginners) and are aged 4-5. If you know some fun drills involving forehand and backhand I would very much appreciate if you'd answer this question! Thanks in advance!

Mari Milos Coach, Sweden

Backhand grip | Sportplan

In Nick Saviano's book, Maximum Tennis, Andre Agassi is said to have a very 'soft' left hand on his backhand, and yet often I hear and read many tips suggesting a very dominant, or active, supporting hand for the two handed backhand. Especially now, with the more semi-open stanced players, what should I suggest when teaching the backhand to developing players?

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