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Tennis: Warm Up - Racquet, ball and cone

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Control over the racquet and ball is a primary step for learning tennis. Players have to perform many various exercises before they will be able to execute tennis strokes. Many skills can be developed in various patterns. In this particular drill, player bounces the ball up 2 times and catches the ball into the cone.

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Coordination, racquet's face control or ball perception are just few skills that can be improved at the same time.

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Warm Up - Co-ordination:

Great exercise for coordination. Players work on movement (shuffle) combined with control of the upper body what is exact reflection of tennis (movement + control of the racquet). This exercise is great for young players as it is fun and they can cooperate together.

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Throw and Catch:

Players stay on the opposite sites of the net. Player A throws the ball underhand with dominant hand in cross court direction. Player B catches the ball and throws it back.

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Control Is The Key:

The coach throws an easy ball to the player who hits a forehand shot back to the coach. The Coach then throws the ball back again but this time the player hits a forehand shot to the open space (deuce side) where the cones are situated.

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