The aim of this exercise is to simulate the situation in which the player after playing a long cross forehand must return a long line backhand that his opponent has made to him.
It is a difficult situation which corresponds to a classic strategy of opponents: Play on the backhand (Generaly the weak point)

1 >> I return a long crosscourt forehand.
2 >> The opponent returns me long line on my backhand

It is therefore a question of training in order to find an effective response to this situation.

Here is the exercise we set up with the ball machine.

1. Player 1 places himself a little to the right of the T (red triangle) as he would have been placed following a long cross forehand
2. The ball machine is placed on the right side of the course, it sends a ball long line
3. As soon as the machine throws the ball, the player must run on his backhand to put it back.
4. the player returns to the red triangle and we start again

This exercise can be done alone or with others as shown in the diagram (rotation between player 1 and player 2). Simply adjust the sending frequency of the ball machine

Exemple

https://youtube.com/shorts/OSH9vC3lmrw?si=2TrODv-Bzxap_aZ_

The highlights of this exercise:

- Work on reactivity
- Work on footwork
- work on the back

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