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A two-phase drill that builds footwork and volley technique together around a figure-of-8 pattern.
A two-phase solo drill that links shuffle steps and split steps into a forehand drive from progressively deeper court positions.
Isolates the roll volley with dedicated feeds so players can focus on its technique and timing.
An advanced serving drill for developing two legal spin serves: sidespin and topspin.
A three-player dinking drill that simulates the 2v1 dynamic, with no speed-ups allowed.
A movement and placement drill that creates a figure-of-8 pattern by combining down-the-line and crosscourt dinks.
A fast-paced elimination game of singles rallies that needs quick shot-and-run movement, continuing until only a few players remain.
A fast-paced 2v2 game with continuous player rotation after every point.
A high-energy, competitive group drill in king-of-the-court style, with teams rotating in and out based on rally results.
A team drill where the transitioning team resets twice and works forward to the kitchen line while the kitchen team extends the rally.
Trains attacking a weak high ball from the baseline against resetting and defending from the kitchen line.
Builds the patience to wait for the right moment to attack in a dink rally, rather than attacking too early.
A volley placement drill where the feeder calls a coloured target and the volleying player places the shot there.
Trains the block volley reset in response to an attackable ball, simulating defensive scenarios at the kitchen line.
An attacking drill where a low drive forces a pop-up and the player moves forward to finish the point with power.
Develops the fifth shot reset: slowing the game down from the transition zone and landing the ball softly in the kitchen.
Recreates defensive situations by resetting a hard, fast ball softly into the kitchen to regain control of the point.
Works on the third shot through a repeated pattern of serve, return and third shot.
A return of serve drill focused on landing deep returns in the back third of the service box, using a target zone.
Trains serving depth, landing serves in the back third of the court to keep the receiver back.
Simulates unstacking in doubles: handle a fast drive down the line while moving to the kitchen, then play out the point.
Develops the ability to initiate a speed-up and stay ready for the next shot, rather than assuming the point is won.
Practise the drop shot from the whole length of the baseline while working on movement, on both forehand and backhand.
A progression from the Underhand Toss that adds the paddle and a moving court position, dropping the ball into the kitchen from every position.
A beginner third shot drop drill that removes the paddle so players can focus on the movement pattern and the trajectory.
A movement and balance drill where players step back after every dink, then return to the kitchen line to stay in control.
A solo wall drill that combines dinks, speed-ups and reset volleys in one continuous sequence.
A no-ball drill that builds muscle memory for forehand and backhand swings, with the focus on footwork and body mechanics.
A cooperative warm-up where both players step inside the kitchen and volley to build hand speed, rhythm and focus.
Develops soft hands and pace control at the kitchen line by tapping the ball to yourself before returning it.
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