Hi friends!
Here’s a drill to help you succeed with your cross-court passing shot in doubles.
In doubles, the cross-court passing shot is a key weapon to catch an approaching opponent off guard. This drill helps you find the opening at the right moment and place your shot where it hurts most: diagonally, into the free space.
The goal is to improve your precision and timing on the cross-court passing shot in doubles, learning to identify the opening and make the right decision at the right moment against an opposing pair.
Drill execution:
- Four players are split into two teams: A and B on the right-side baseline, facing C and D on the left side.
- A ball machine placed at the net feeds alternating balls to A and B.
- When A receives the ball, they attempt a cross-court passing shot into the zone between the service line and the baseline on the opposite side.
- Immediately afterward, player B moves slightly forward toward the net, ready to intercept a possible return from C or D.
- On the other side, C and D move laterally to try to intercept or defend the passing shot.
- Each player (A and B) receives 6 balls alternately, for a total of 12 balls per series.
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After the 12-ball series, A and B switch to the defender side, and players C and D become the attackers.
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