Web Tennis Drills

Web Tennis Drills has been developed by a professional tennis coach who wants to share his experience by providing an abundance of tennis drills and games for every player at any level as well as for coaches seeking to make their classes more enjoyable for students.

This is the right place for you if:

• If you are a tennis coach looking to add more variety and fun to your tennis lessons and classes

• If you are a doubles or a singles player, willing to improve and make your practice more exciting

• If you are a parent willing to introduce your child to this wonderful sport

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Tennis drill for 2 players - Short Ball Attack

This tennis drill can be done with two players and helps them practice the net approach and how to take advantage of a short ball.

 

Two players rally forehand cross-court until one of them hits a shorter ball (inside of the service line). The other player then attacks the ball placing it down the line. The rally continues on full court; play it out.

Play first to win 7 points then switch to rallying backhand cross-court to start the point.

Note: This is a good drill for net approach; taking advantage of a short ball and charging the net.

Warm-up Tennis Drills

From this short video you can learn a few warm-up tennis drills, very useful at the start of any tennis lesson.

Tennis drill for 3 players - The Ultimate 1 vs 2

This tennis drill is designed for 3 players, and can be a very exhausting game for the single player. It can be used thus as a good work-out too.

Set-up: Two players are placed at the net (half way inside the service court) on one side; one player is centered at the baseline on the other side.

Net players cover the whole court (alleys included); baseline player covers only the singles court (doubles alleys are out).

The net players start the point with a courtesy feed to the baseline player. They play the point out.

Scoring: Play to 10 where only baseline player scores points. The net players try to stop the baseline player from scoring against them.

Once the baseline player scores 10 points, players rotate one spot clockwise so that each one of them will compete against the two other players at the net.

Drills for Four Players - Big Hole in the Middle

This tennis match play makes the players practice quick feet at the net and volleys. In the same time it is a good conditioning game.

Set-up: Two players start at the net as a team against another team of two players on the baseline. One feeder is on the side with the net players.

Drill: As the feeder sends the ball to the baseline team to start the point, the net players shuffle to the closest doubles alley and touch it with the outside foot and then get back quickly towards the center. The baseline team tries to hit the ball in the "big hole" in the middle created by the net team.

Play 7 rallies in this way (net team shuffles to the doubles alleys after every point) and then switch sides - baseline team becomes the net team.

Note: This drill can be very exhausting for the net team, which means it is a good conditioning drill.

Tennis Games for Kids - Jail Breaker

This tennis game for little players, or “little stars”, is very good them to work on basic strokes and have fun doing it.

Set-up: Little players line up behind the service line in a single file line. The parent/ coach is on the other side of the net having a bucket of balls ready.

The parent feeds a ball to the first player in line. This player will attempt to hit the ball (forehand or backhand) over the net and inside the lines. If she succeeds she is "safe" and goes to the end of the line. But if she misses (hits the ball in the net or out) she will put her racquet by the net and run to the other side of the net (behind the parent/coach), in "Jail".

The only way for her to get out of Jail is to catch a ball the one of the players from the line hits over the net and in. She will have to catch it either in the air or after one bounce. 

With younger players, they should attempt to catch the ball before it leaves the singles court. 

The game continues until there is only one player remaining to be fed a ball and the other players are all in Jail.

If the last "safe" player hits the ball over the net and a player from Jail catches it, she is replaced by the player who caught the ball.

But if the safe player hits the ball over the net and none of the players in Jail catches it, she wins the game.

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Mental strength tennis drill - Pass Me if You Can

When attacked, players tend to pay too much attention to the approaching player instead of the ball. 
If your opponent comes up to the net (on a short ball, serve and volleying etc.) make sure that you keep your eyes on the ball; your peripheral vision allows to keep track of where on the court your opponent is. 
 

So this tennis drill will emphasize staying calm and watching the ball as you are being pressured by the approaching player.

Drill:
Two players (A and B) are standing at the baseline on opposite sides. 
Player A has 3 balls ready to feed; he is the offensive player. B is the defending player for this drill. 
A puts the first ball in play with a "drop and hit" and moves up to the net. B stays at the baseline, defending. 
They rally the ball with A hitting every ball back to B. Player B will try to pass A with every single shot. 
If at any point the two players make an error, A will put the next ball in play with a gentle feed (still being at the net). 
After they play all 3 balls, player A moves back to the baseline and the two players start the drill over again. 
No points are being awarded for winning; just practice.
Play like this for about 10 minutes then switch roles: player B can be the offensive player and A works on passing shots.

Note: Quick decision making and shot selection is required by the defending player.

Tennis lesson plan

Every good tennis lesson should have a good tennis lesson plan prepared up front. Below we are going to present you one. 

Kids (group) - beginning/intermediate level

Theme: ground-strokes practice and match play

Warm-up (5 minutes)

• Jog around the court, shuffle sideways, butt kicks, high knees etc.

• Hope over the line

• Bounce the ball up on the strings; bounce the ball down;

Shadow Strokes (3 minutes)

• Players line up at the baseline facing the net; coach in front of them half way between service line and baseline.

The coach executes the proper technique for forehand and backhand, players shadow the motion following the coach; all this with no balls being hit.

Tennis Drill 

• 3 Along the Line (forehands and backhands); emphasiss is on good technique. (10 minutes)

Quick Water Break (1 minute)

Games (15 minutes)

• Jail Breaker

• Team Champion

Quick Water Break (1 minute)

Games (15 minutes)

• Kings and Challengers (with the coach starting the point with a gentle feed to the Challengers side);

• Bounce it!

Race (2 minutes)

• Potato Race

Wrap-up

• Pick up balls and suggestions for practice until the next class.

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