THE COACHING CAMPUS / DRILL LIBRARY
Speed Up Resets
A solo wall drill that combines dinks, speed-ups and reset volleys in one continuous sequence.
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SKILL LEVEL
All Levels
PLAYERS
1
PRIMARY SHOT TYPE
Reset
TRAINING TYPE
Technique/Skill
THE EXERCISE
What you're working on
A solo wall drill that combines dinking, speed-ups, and reset volleys in one continuous sequence. The drill trains the critical skill of transitioning from a controlled dink exchange into blocking a fast ball and resetting the point, a scenario that occurs constantly in match play. Ideal for solo practice with just a paddle, a ball, and a wall.
EQUIPMENT NEEDED
1 paddle, 1 ball, solid wall
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
One player, a paddle, a ball, and a solid wall. Stand a few steps back from the wall in an athletic ready position, knees slightly bent, weight leaning slightly forward.
How to run it
- Begin hitting soft dinks against the wall, finding a comfortable rhythm.
- After 3 to 4 dinks, flick the ball with pace to speed it up off the wall.
- The ball returns fast, block it with a controlled reset volley back towards the wall.
- Re-establish the soft dinking rhythm and repeat the sequence.
- Continue the pattern: dinks, speed up, reset, dinks.
Coaching Points
- Maintain a consistent athletic stance throughout, knees bent, slight forward lean.
- The reset volley after the speed-up is the critical skill here, stay composed and absorb the pace rather than matching it.
- Be ready for the fast return the moment you speed the ball up, do not relax after the flick.
- Use the dinking phase to reset your position and breathing before the next speed-up.
- The goal is to train the transition between soft play and fast play, and back again.