Hi ! Today I show you a very effective stretching exercise which is core mobilization. It is an exercise that places more emphasis on stretching the muscles of the back, shoulders and spine. Execution of the exercise:   Start by standing up, feet shoulder-width apart and extend your arms in front of you, parallel to […]

Hi ! Here is a stretching exercise used to stretch the lateral muscles of the trunk, including the oblique muscles and the intercostal muscles. Execution of the exercise:   Stand up, feet shoulder-width apart, back straight. Hold a racket with one hand at the handle and another at the other end Raise your arms above […]

Hi ! Today I'm showing you the forward, 45 degree and side lunge exercises. These are muscle strengthening exercises that work the leg muscles, including the quadriceps, glutes and stabilizer muscles... Execution of the exercise: Forward Lunges: Take a large step forward with one leg while bending both knees, then return to the starting position […]

Hello everyone ! This exercise allows you to work on acceleration, braking and explosiveness.   Execution of the exercise: Player A accelerates from the back of the court towards the cone, Arriving at the level of the cone, he must brake suddenly, and go around the cone with small steps while going backwards, then he […]

Good morning ! Yes, the cross-step running warm-up exercise is commonly used before training sessions or matches that require high hip mobility and coordination.   Execution of the exercise: Player A must stand with their feet shoulder-width apart. Player A moves sideways with a slow run, crossing one leg in front of the other diagonally, […]

Good morning ! The knee raise exercise is simple and nice for warming up. It is also effective in improving hip flexibility and strengthening abdominal muscles. Execution of the exercise: Start by standing with your feet shoulder-width apart, your arms slightly bent, and your trunk straight. Run and with every step, bend the knee of […]

Hello everyone ! The forward-backward running warm-up exercise is often used to prepare the body for physical exertion. This exercise is effective in preparing the muscles, joints and cardio-respiratory system for the physical effort to come.   Execution of the exercise: Begin by getting into a starting position with your feet slightly apart, your trunk […]

Good morning ! This zigzag exercise between 4 blocks is really nice for improving agility, reactivity, lateral movement speed and physical condition.   Execution of the exercise: Arrange four blocks forming a rectangle or square. From the baseline, quickly move towards the first corner using quick steps and keeping a low posture. At the first […]

Hi Hi ! The bench jump exercise is quite simple but physical, involving jumping from a standing position on the floor onto a bench, then jumping back up again to return to the floor. Execution of the exercise: Stand in front of a sturdy bench and bend your knees slightly to gain momentum. Jump forcefully […]

Hi Here is a group lesson session with 8 players and 2 backhand-oriented courts. Duration: 90 mins Warm-up: (approximately 20 min) 5 min tour of the field 5 min of a small typical exercise: Heel buttocks / We raise our knees / A few steps taken... 5 Min of play in the service squares 5 […]

Hi friends Nothing could be simpler, in order to work on our balance we are going to do balance…. The exercise consists of balancing on 1 foot for 1 minute… We alternate the feet, we repeat the exercise 4 times per foot   Download this sheet in PDF format

Hi ! The skater step exercise is a movement frequently used in sports training. It consists of a lateral movement from one foot to the other, similar to the gliding of a skater on the ice. This exercise is often used to work the leg muscles. It also improves agility, balance and coordination.     […]

Hello everyone ! In this exercise we will target strengthening the legs as well as improving balance. Execution of the exercise: Player A positions himself behind player B and pushes him forward. Then, players A and B switch positions to face each other. This time, it is player A's turn to pull player B, using […]

, Hi friends In tennis, going up on the volley after an attack is good, but mastering your climb is important, because if we do it wrong, we risk being late. Here is a nice exercise that can be practiced in a group class and which allows you to practice going up on the volley […]

Hi friends To improve your speed of execution, work a little on your footwork and reflexes, this little exercise is not bad at all. Progress of the exercise: The player (without his racket) starts from the service T, rushes forward and simulates a forehand strike. The player rushes to the backhand side to simulate a […]

Hi friends In this little exercise I suggest you work with a partner on a diagram which will allow one of the two players to gain regularity and the other player to practice taking the ball early.     Organization of the exercise: An elastic band was installed approximately 80 cm above the net. Player […]

Hi friends ! Here is an exercise for a group lesson for 8 players which requires players to apply a certain amount of application in making strikes   Organization of the exercise: The first 4 players play diagonally forehand in groups of 2: Each player hits a ball as a partner diagonally and leaves room […]

Hi friends Often in a match we turn around advanced in the field and our opponent manages to hit a long shot... we then have to move back to position ourselves and hit the ball. Here is an exercise to practice this type of situation:   Description of the exercise: After smashing player B's lob […]

Hi friends With a ball machine that allows you to alternate between zones and targets, you can set up a very good exercise for a group lesson on the backhand. It's quite simple: The players form 2 columns to each take turns hitting a ball. We set the ball machine so that it sends at […]

Hi friends Here is an exercise for group court which allows the player to practice hitting 2 balls successively.   Organization of the exercise: The coach with the ball basket provides a ball to the player's forehand The player returns this first ball long line The coach provides a 2nd ball of your choice; Either […]

Hi friends In this exercise, we will practice responding to the following situation: Our opponent benefits from a favorable ball and places a long line attack on us: He is therefore a little advanced in the course and a bit off on the forehand. We are able to return the ball and we will react […]

Hi friends. If you don't know, forehand offset is when you receive a ball on your backhand and shift to hit it with your forehand. Often we are more comfortable with the forehand than the backhand and when a ball gives us time to shift we like to turn around it to position ourselves for […]

Hi friends To be a good tennis player, you have to know how to hit every shot. The cut backhand is one of the shots that I use less than the regular backhand, because I tend to want to hit flat and with power. However, I am training to master the cut backhand because it […]

Hi friends If you like aggressive play, you need to be conqueror on the field, move forward, get into the flow in order to suffocate your opponent. With this technical and tactical exercise you will be able to train yourself to enter the court and cut a trajectory to put your opponent in great difficulty […]

Hi friends The approach volley is a super interesting shot that I personally place between attack and defense. It is an intermediate shot, a volley which is played approximately at the height of the service square lines. Very useful in an attack phase before going up on the fly Very useful in a defense phase […]

Hi friends In this exercise, you will work on offensive play. The idea is to put yourself in the situation where you get a short ball favorable to an attack, you attack and you follow your ball on volley... Organization of the exercise Player B / coach engages the ball on player A's forehand. (A […]

Hi friends At the opponent's feet, it is very disturbing for him, you may have experienced this situation yourself: the ball comes at you and you are surprised, you have to react quickly to recover and return the ball. With this little collective exercise, On the one hand, you will be able to train yourself […]

Hi friends In this exercise intended for a group lesson with at least 4 players, each player will be able to alternate a forehand then a backhand.   Organization of the exercise: The four players are divided into two groups, one lines up on the forehand, the other lines up on the backhand 1) The […]

Hi friends A little exercise that can be worked on in a group class to work on reactivity as well as the backhand and forehand.     The coach, with the ball basket, sends a first ball either on the backhand, or on the forehand, a tight or bell ball... The player must be reactive […]

Hi friends Today, I am offering you an exercise that can be practiced with 2 to 6 (or even 8 players) as part of a group lesson. The exercise allows for variation on the forehand and backhand.   Organization of the exercise: The players are divided into 2 groups: Group 1 on the forehand Group […]

Hi friends Exercise for 2 players aimed at making us work on backhand attack, backhand passing and volleying.   Player B engages the spoon on my backhand with a short ball favorable to an attack. Player A enters the court and attacks crosswise (on the opponent's backhand (if he is right-handed) Player B will defend […]

Hi friends Here is a fairly complete exercise, you present the particularity of this 3 game. It will allow a player to work on building the point of attack on the forehand It will allow a player to work on passing on the backhand It will allow a third player to work on defense   […]

Hi friends Here is a very dynamic exercise which is played by 2 and which works the attack ball, the backhand passing and the volley   1) Player B engages the ball on A's forehand with a ball rather favorable to the attack. (Relatively short and not too powerful) 2) Player A enters the ball […]

Hi friends : The aim of this exercise is to practice forehands and crosshand backhands and gain consistency.   Organization of the exercise: 15 point game Players C and A exchange forehands on the court targeting zone 1 (Blue). Players D and B exchange backhands on the court targeting zone 2 (green) at the same […]

Hi friends Here is a simple exercise that reproduces the common situation where we have the opportunity to enter the court to attack a ball on our backhand.   Tactically speaking, if it looks good, the ideal in this kind of situation is to attack long line... (It's theoretical, mathematical tennis)... but returning long line […]

Hi To be complete on the fly you have to know how to handle all types of balls. In this exercise we simulate the situation where the opponent will negotiate a passing shot from his forehand. He can attempt a long line He can try a cross court It's up to me to negotiate on […]

Hi On this exercise I offer you training on a very enjoyable shot when it passes: the topspin volley.   The coach on ball basket bounces the ball in his part of the court so that the ball arrives in our court in a favorable position for a topspin volley. We start from the red […]

Hi friends Here is a nice and atypical exercise, which will make us smash from the back of the course, I have service squares and also make us hit forehands. Description and purpose of the exercise: After smashing player B's lob from position P1, player A steps back diagonally and connects two forehands to positions […]

Hi friends Here is an interesting exercise to repeat attack sequences on the forehand and backhand sides. We place a plot Our coach sends us a favorable ball that we will attack on the forehand side aiming for a long line Then we will go around the plot Then our coach sends us a favorable […]

Hi friends. Here is a situation that we are commonly faced with: We are on the volley and our opponent gives us a slightly missed lob, we will be able to smash it but we have to move back to position ourselves and hit the smash.... This is not the case. Is not necessarily easy... […]

Hi friends Here is a little exercise at the basket to train us to return long line short balls that arrive on our forehand or on our backhand   Progress of the exercise: It's quite simple: - The basket coach sends us a short and favorable ball on the forehand side, we attack by trying […]

Hi friends Here is an interesting exercise to repeat attack sequences on the forehand and backhand sides. We place a plot Our coach sends us a favorable ball that we will attack on the forehand side diagonally Then we will go around the plot Then our coach sends us a favorable ball on the backhand […]

Hi friends Here is a new exercise with the ball machine to work the forehand a little differently. The ball machine is great, but there is a small flaw, which is that we know where the ball is going to go so we tend not to move and just wait for the ball where it […]

Hi friends Here is an exercise, basic but very good for the two players who practice it because it will allow you to work on targeting areas in the backhand but also on movement, regularity and precision. Description and purpose of the exercise: Player A must alternate forehand and backhand and target player B Player […]

Hi An exercise that may seem simple but returning a ball when we are advanced in the field requires a particular dosage of our shot...   Description and purpose of the exercise: The coach sends a series of balls that player A must return with a backhand.   Download this sheet in PDF format

Hi friends It's a little exercise that allows us to work on coordination and backhanding a little.   Description and purpose of the exercise: The coach announces the color of the cone that the player must go around before hitting the next ball with a backhand.   Download this sheet in PDF format

Hi friends This exercise is more of a reminder than anything else, if you have a wall in your club and you want to improve your backhand... don't hesitate to go and hit your backhand against the wall Repeating the gesture will only do you good   A few tips : - take advantage of […]

Hi friends Working on consistency on the forehand and backhand is the key to many match victories... Let it be said in the 4th series and even in the 3rd series if you are consistent and you hold your rally well you will win matches.   Here is an exercise to train you to gain […]

Hi Here's a fun little game that we created with my brother when we were in Normandy. The idea was to practice cushioning a little. As you may know, we usually say that a good amortize shot must have at least 2 bounces in the service square... so we adapted this rule for our little […]

Hi friends As I write this article, the defensive backhand is not my strongest point. Indeed, returning these balls which arrive on the backhand, which are quite long, and which bounce rather high are never easy to negotiate. With the ball machine I train on this type of ball. I set the ball machine so […]

Hi friends we will often tell you in training: “lower on your legs…” When we play we think that we are always very low on our legs but in truth we are very often not low enough... A little tip, film yourself, you will see it's surprising... Here is a backhand exercise to force us […]

Hi friends An exercise to work on the backhand and placement in the depth of the court.   The coach on the basket  balls, sends a first ball which we will hit at the back of the course (We are in a construction phase) Then a second ball that we will hit (at the blue […]

Hi friends Hitting a backhand with the supports open is particularly used on the first return of serve when you lack time to turn quickly. Here is an exercise that will help us in this situation Player A must aim at the cones with a backhand, supports in open position, and he must return to […]

Hi friends Here is an exercise to practice the backhand, while working on your footwork. At the material level we need two studs which will be placed on one side and the other of the service T Hand coach throws a ball from the basket to my backhand I hit the ball while moving forward […]

Hi friends No, this exercise is not olé olé... It was a complete exercise which will allow us to hit with the backhand of the forehand, in defense and in attack, it is an exercise which will also make us move: it is tough   Description and purpose of the exercise: The player starts from […]

Hi friends Here is a very complete backhand exercise, which will allow you to sharpen your playing intention and gain precision.   Description and purpose of the exercise: Aim for the cones in order with a backhand topspin. Target 1 target 2 target 3 target 4 Player A must go around the cone between each […]

Hi friends, Knowing how to hit a backhand from anywhere on the court while targeting an area. This exercise allows you to work in this direction you will be able to hit backhands from several positions at the bottom of the course.   Description and purpose of the exercise: The coach throws a ball to […]

Description and purpose of the exercise: Alternation : Player A must touch the blue cone before returning it with a forehand that the coach sends. Player A must touch the red cone before returning it with a forehand that the coach sends.   Download this sheet in PDF format  

Hi friends An exercise that allows you to improve your technique for doing a backhand chop/cut   The player stands hopping on his right foot The coach sends the ball The player hits it and finishes his gesture by jumping forward to land on his left foot.   Download this sheet in PDF format

Hi friends With a ball machine we can do very good training on the fly. Repetition of shots is a key element of progression in tennis and the ball machine is perfect for this, so here is a little exercise that will help us reveal forehands sorry for backhands while targeting areas.   The ball […]

Hi friends Here is a fairly hot little exercise, which will allow us to practice the backhand topspin by advancing into the ball.   Description and purpose of the exercise: Play a backhand topspin hit “on volley” (without bounce) as you move forward. The balls are thrown by the coach from behind.   Download this […]

Hi friends With a ball machine you can practice repeating the same shot over and over again. And one of the first shots on which we often want to work is the attacking forehand. The opponent gives us a very favorable ball on our forehand, we want to attack it... We are beginners we often […]

Hi friends Good backhand exercise to work on construction balls, attack or approach balls and finishing on the volley. With your basket coach you will be able to work on your backhand in all areas of the game   Position 0: coach sends me a ball deep on my backhand and I return it Position […]

Hi friends You want to improve your Smash, did you know that with the wall you can easily (although) train to do Smash. Here is an interesting exercise because on the one hand it trains us in Smash, on the other hand it invites us to be relatively precise on our ball length when hitting […]

Hi friends A rather nice and fun little exercise to develop your reactivity, visual perception and explosiveness at the same time as your forehand and backhand   Progress of the exercise I am positioned on the serving tea, the coach will send 2 balls: one to my backhand, one to my forehand... except that there […]

Hi friends Getting into the hard stuff before hitting a ball is a bit the idea of ​​this exercise... A comparison with a real situation: a rally that lasts 7 or 8 strikes we start to get out of breath and we have to hit a good shot... Here is an exercise that can put […]

Hi friends It seems that you have to suffer to be beautiful... This little exercise with the rhythm scale allows you to be beautiful 😉 He's going to put us in a situation where we're going to be tough and we're going to hit a ball with a forehand or a backhand. The first balls […]

Hi friends A little physical work with the rhythm scale. Very good work for warm-up, coordination, agility and also cardio   We start from position 0 We go back and forth on the rhythm scale Then a round trip position 1 position 0 ---- > back and forth on the rhythm scale Then back and […]

Hi friends The tennis wall is the perfect place to practice certain tennis shots alone. Working on the wall can be super interesting for this, certain simple exercises can allow you to make good progress. For example, if you want to work on your volley and your reflexes, here is an exercise that can be […]

Hi friends The smash... What satisfaction when it happens... What filtration when you put it in the net... I have two or three pieces of advice to give you so that you can improve your Smash success percentage. First don't think about the net, think about the area you want to hit Second go with […]

Hi friends When you have a ball machine, you can work on a lot of things, not just putting the ball machine in the middle and hitting your forehands like a nag. One of the advantages is that the ball machine will allow us to work on repetition. It's perfect for example for working on […]

Hi friends Did you serve on a target? Are you precise enough to hit it every time? With this exercise you will be able to train on the serve and become more and more precise. I do a series of services that have been pre-placed in the service areas. My trainer points to a target, […]

Hi friends With this exercise, the ball machine will make you suffer... You certainly know like me how difficult it is to hit a forehand while going backwards... You will be able to practice there with your ball machine and this little   Description and purpose of the exercise: The player must go around the […]

Hi friends With a ball machine the good thing is that you can really work on repetition. But you have to be careful because there is still a fault with ball machines, which is that we often work exactly the same shot while forgetting certain things like moving, or by neglecting the place of origin […]

Hi friends A very simple exercise to train on the wall and improve your forehand; Description and purpose of the exercise: This exercise is aimed more at beginners but can be practiced by everyone. Player A learns to play against the tennis wall with forehands. We gradually increase the power of the strikes to increase […]

Hi friends A nice and very basic little exercise to practice volleying that I do regularly with my father and a basket of 60 balls. Alternate the forehand volley and the backhand volley with a receiver/trainer who waters us on the volley.   Download this sheet in PDF format Credit: Image created with : Elouan […]

Hi friends, Here is an interesting exercise because it will allow us to practice both smach and volleying. Often in a match we are for example in a situation of doing a smash from the middle of the field then we follow our ball to go up on the volley in case the opponent returns […]

Hi friends Here is a hot potato but super interesting exercise, often when you are on the fly you have to hit not one but two or three in a row... And often you have to move This exercise allows you to practice hitting forehand flaps while moving: With my partner we engage in a […]

Hi friends You are on a backhand in defense... You return it, the opponent returns you a relatively short and favorable ball on the backhand: I get into the ball and I attack!! it's victory I win my first Grand Slam title.... (OK... lol I'm going to bed...) More seriously, here is a typical exercise […]

Hi friends Very simple but effective classic exercises: hold the diagonal in reverse. With a partner we simply exchange on the backhand, diagonally... make as many exchanges as possible in partner mode of course (we are not trying to score the point but rather to hold the exchange)   It's a difficult exercise when you […]

Hi friends A classic exercise to gain precision in the forehand: Rally in the doubles alley playing only on the forehand. Small exercise in 20 points (10 on each side)... Very good little exercise to start a session or finish a warm-up.     Credit: Image created with: Elouan Tennis Drill Maker  (ETDM) : the […]

Hi ! Today I took part in a super intense tennis workout, but honestly, it was so cool! My coach throws a series of balls at me. In response, I have to return a powerful forehand down the line. To work on my legs and my speed, I have to go around the two cones […]

Hi friends The return of serve is a super important point in the game when you start to move up in ranking. Indeed the servers are getting better and better and having good service gives a great advantage... When we are in the position of the returner we can counter this advantage if we are […]

Hi friends The forehand offset is a good weapon for placing hits on your strong shot (generally the forehand) Here is an exercise that allows you to practice doing forehand shifts.   The partner or coach sends a ball (backhand side) The player shifts and performs a forehand strike (forehand shift.) Then the player returns […]

Hi friends In this exercise I suggest you practice serving, then follow with a forehand attack. We put ourselves in a situation where following a good serve we obtain a favorable ball which we will be able to attack This exercise allows you to repeat this situation.   1) First we serve a ball, 2) […]

Hi friends Going up on the volley is a big fun, you still have to intercept the ball ah yes often when you go up on the volley you take a risk of exposing yourself to the death passing that kills... We must therefore be explosively reactive, live like lightning when we go up on […]

Hi friends Succeeding in a short crosscourt forehand is still super satisfying... but to have a good success percentage you have to train and persevere. Here is an exercise for hitting series of short crosscourt forehands that is quite interesting because it also allows us to work on the depth of the court.   The […]

Hi friends With a ball machine that simply shoots balls straight, there is an excellent exercise to do to gain regularity, to improve your placement to gain liveliness/reactivity It is very simple.   You place the ball machine in the center of the field at the level of the serving tea She sends a ball […]

Hi friends Here is a very good rhythmic exercise which will help us to position ourselves well to hit forehands and backhands. This exercise will notably help us to adjust our placement, and make us work on our legs.   My partner or coach sends balls to the center. I return the first ball with […]

Hi friends I'm in a match I notice that my opponent has a weakness on his forehand, I choose to target this area... OK let's go... It is good to be able to send the ball to a targeted area whether you are on the forehand or the backhand. With this exercise we will target […]

Hi friends Come on, here's a pretty nice little exercise to train you on the fly and she's an approach fly. It's quite simple, with my partner we position ourselves on the line of the service squares or even a little behind the line of the service squares, Then let's play on the volley: volley […]

Hi friends How many times in a match have you found yourself with a lob to move back, be on top of it, smash it and throw it into the net... hate I swear hate lol Here is an exercise that allows you to improve your Smash performance.   1) My partner or coach volleys […]

Hi friends I don't know if this happens to you often, but for a while I had trouble anticipating balls that were shorter than the others and as a result I had trouble moving forward in the field to get the ball. This exercise will help us move forward to hit a forehand.   1) […]

Hi friends It's going to have hit a forehand is good, knowing how to hit a forehand from almost anywhere on the court is better. To hit and connect forehands from anywhere on the court it's even better. Here is a little exercise that will allow us to practice hitting the forehand and will allow […]

Hi friends I think it happened to you, as it happens to all of us, to find yourself facing an opponent who gives you soft balls without consistency, balls that have no speed to rely on to return. This little exercise allows us to work on this type of ball. The coach (B) with the […]

Hi friends Often we find ourselves on the fly and we have to negotiate a ball that comes over our shoulder, sometimes like a bell, the ball falls and we have to negotiate it. It looks easy like that but in reality we often put this ball out or we put it back into the […]

Hi In a rally, on the diagonal forehand you should not always be in a hurry to finish the point, you sometimes have to know how to be patient and wait to get the good ball. In this kind of situation it is good to hold the diagonal and not provide the favorable ball to […]

Hi friends Tennis exercise: hit a ball on the backhand at a high rate, much higher than a simple rally. Why go faster than a normal exchange? because if we do well at high cadence, we will also do very well at lower cadence. Because it will help our body memorize gestures Because it's a […]

Hi guys You knew that André Agassi has already made a winning return on a serve at 235 km per hour... that's a dream, isn't it? Watch this André Agassi video, it’s just huge!   Imagine the weapon it represents: A good server has an advantage in his service game because he is the one […]

Hi Do you know volleyball? When the team opposite serves, if we win the point we don't score... we just get the serve back.... Here's a fun tennis game inspired by the rules of volleyball: 7 point game If you win a point on your serve you score a point and you keep the serve. […]