THE COACHING CAMPUS / DRILL LIBRARY
Baseline Drops with Lateral Movement
Practise the drop shot from the whole length of the baseline while working on movement, on both forehand and backhand.
VIEW THE COURT PLAN
SKILL LEVEL
Advanced
PLAYERS
2
PRIMARY SHOT TYPE
Drop
TRAINING TYPE
Drill
THE EXERCISE
What you're working on
A progression from the Slinky Drill, more suitable for advanced players. It helps players practice their drop shot from the entire length of the baseline while working on movement and improves both backhand and forehand drop shots.
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
2 paddles, 1 ball, net
01 / COURT PLAN
See how the drill works
Follow the player positions and numbered sequence in the diagram.
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02 / ON COURT
Run the drill
Drill Set Up
- Requires 2 players, a ball, and two paddles.
- One player positions at the baseline.
- The other player starts at one side of the kitchen (left or right).
How to run it
- The player at the kitchen feeds the ball to the player anywhere along the baseline.
- The baseline player moves along the line to reach the ball and focuses on hitting a drop shot back into the side of the kitchen where the feeding player is positioned.
- Once the baseline player has made 10 successful drop shots into that side of the kitchen, the feeding player moves to the other side of the kitchen.
- The drill repeats with the baseline player now hitting drop shots to the new side.
Coaching Points
- Focus on movement along the baseline to get into position for each feed.
- Prioritize control and accuracy over pace to consistently land the ball in the target side of the kitchen.
- Use this drill to build confidence on both the backhand and forehand drop shot.
03 / VARIATIONS
Make it work for your group
- Repeat on both sides of the kitchen (left and right) to ensure both baseline movement directions and both wings are trained evenly.