Hi everyone! Here’s a group drill to learn how to defend effectively with a low, skidding slice when you’re late in the rally. This shot is a real weapon to break the rhythm and regain control of a tough point. The goal is to practice using the defensive slice in a situation where you’re backing […]

Hi everyone! Here’s a solo drill to train yourself to block fast balls on the backhand side – an essential skill against big servers or powerful players who like to take control of the rally. The goal of this drill is to improve your ability to stabilise the backhand block under pressure and to restart […]

Hi! Here’s a drill to learn how to come to the net at the right time. When a slightly shorter or slower ball comes, it’s often the perfect moment to move forward and finish the rally. This drill helps you recognize that situation, commit to your approach, and play an effective volley to close the […]

Hi friends ! Today we are going to look at a drill to improve our defensive backhand lobs. Execution of the exercise: Player A positions himself near the baseline. On the other side of the court, the coach stands at the net. The coach sends a ball to player A's backhand side. Player A must […]

Hi friends ! This exercise consists of performing a defensive backhand lob followed by a climb to the net and a winning volley. Execution of the exercise: Player A performs a defensive backhand lob in response to a ball sent by the coach. Immediately after the lob, Player A moves quickly toward the net. Player […]

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 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 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 […]

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 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 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 ! As you can see quite clearly in the picture below, in tennis, we can generally identify 4 progression zones in the depth of the court. 1) The area where we are generally decent: I am moved back into the field, I throw defensive balls (generally bells) 2) A Neutral zone / Game construction […]