Tennis Techniques and Drills provides expert instruction and practice drills designed to build solid groundstrokes, an assured net game and successful tactics – key components for developing your tennis game to its highest level.
Start this drill by standing at the center mark of their service line (the “T” that connects their service boxes). A feeder then serves a long backspin push which must be hit with an aggressive lob.
Basic Techniques
Some tennis drills can be performed at home while others require you to be on the court. Some drills focus on specific skills while others aim to enhance your overall game. For a stronger tennis game overall, it is vital that basic techniques and drills be put into practice first – these serve as great warmup sessions prior to matches or practice sessions as well as improving hand-eye coordination – all essential skills in tennis!
As a beginner, it is crucial that they work on the fundamentals of the game, such as footwork and balance. An effective way of doing so is through performing a line running drill – perfect for group training as it helps develop rapid direction changes as well as leg strength development.
Another essential tennis drill to conduct is the directional drill. This exercise aims to enhance a player’s diagonal movement across the court – an essential skill needed to succeed at tennis. Standing on an outer tramline and running diagonally to opposite sidelines until reaching opposite sidelines again is repeated until one can run an entire court without stopping or pausing to take breaks between runs.
To improve both forehand and backhand stroke techniques, try this straightforward drill. Line up horizontally along the service line as players line up along their coach’s feeder line and allow him/her to feed balls to them; when each one arrives they’ll hear their coach shout whether to volley or groundstroke it before it reaches each player – this helps both develop reaction time as well as stroke techniques.
To enhance your serve, try this straightforward drill. Have the player stand at the center of the court while the feeder stands near his/her service box on one side; when hit by the feeder, attacker must volley ball toward opposite service box and complete circuit of service boxes before receiving another hit from feeder.
Advanced Techniques
Solid groundstrokes, an effective net game, a reliable serve and special shots tailored to any given situation are essential elements of a comprehensive tennis game. This DVD provides players with a comprehensive introduction to each stroke as well as over 110 practice drills designed to take their game to the next level.
The DVD starts by covering basic techniques and fundamentals such as footwork, grips, body movement and more. Once these foundations have been covered, advanced strategies and drills to enhance specific aspects of tennis such as volleys, spins and serving are introduced; and finally there are doubles strategies and drills designed to develop your ability to work as part of a team environment are introduced.
One of the more beneficial drills included here is the Figure 8 Drill, which teaches how to use the neutral stance forehand. Another key drill is Swinging Forehand Drill, which helps students develop their swing and speed. Finally, Target Drill offers another great way of improving accuracy while adding a competitive element into practice sessions.
Coach Russell offers various drills designed to develop explosive court movements and angle coverage to improve position on the ball. He then shows how the “big hop” technique expands explosiveness and court coverage. Finally, he illustrates various moves for setting up for volleying such as using the dipper or waddling method.
This DVD is essential for any tennis player looking to improve their game. Packed with drills and strategies for both singles and doubles play, this DVD will show players how to build an all-encompassing game – including solid groundstrokes, confident net play, an authoritative serve and special shots tailored for every situation. With its comprehensive approach to developing complete players this DVD will take their games and enjoyment even further!
Specialized Techniques
If a tennis player wants to master specific shots like overheads or serve and volley, such as overheads or serve and volley, they must practice them in an organized way. One effective approach for honing such advanced skills is through drills which aim at helping a tennis player perfect specific skills in controlled conditions.
Although drills may not always be enjoyable for new players, they can be an effective way to teach the fundamentals of tennis, improve consistency, and build self-confidence in oneself and their abilities. Beginners should begin with repetitive drills that break down each movement that makes up a tennis stroke before gradually combining all those independent movements into a complete stroke. Jumping right in without this type of repetition may leave beginners frustrated and discouraged quickly.
Drills can also help students develop better footwork patterns and agility – essential qualities at all levels of play. Tennis coaches frequently employ footwork drills that require the player to move in and out of the court regularly, such as running in place, moving forward/backward along an agility ladder or jumping rope to improve these areas of their game.
Beginners can try an effective footwork drill by lining up horizontally along the service line while being fed balls from one side of the court by their coach, who will yell out whether to volley or groundstroke each ball when it arrives at their player’s feet. This forces students to watch more carefully for which type of shot needs to be executed and move their feet accordingly, which improves footwork patterns and agility.
Another drill designed to develop student backhand and forehand serves is having them stand on a service line while their coach tosses a ball over. When each bounce of the ball lands, students should rotate their racquet 180 degrees with every bounce so as to prepare themselves to strike the ball properly when hitting it again – strengthening hands and wrists muscles and thus helping prevent injuries during games.
Tactical Drills
There are a variety of tactical drills that can be utilized to enhance a player’s game. Most involve two people and can help develop teamwork while improving an opponent’s reading of your play, among other benefits. Pair drills tend to be more beneficial than individual ones as they allow both partners to formulate specific strategies to use during matches.
One such tactical drill entails having one partner play short balls that the player must return with long shots – training the player to be more aggressive from the outset of each point, putting their opponent on defense, and potentially leading them towards victory. While this type of strategy can be utilized during singles matches, doubles matches also benefit greatly as it can force their opponent out of position and potentially produce winners.
Another tactical drill involves having players serve and then hitting various types of shots such as crosscourt forehand or lob. This teaches players a range of shots they can use during matches while training them to hit harder than normal under pressure when serving the ball.
Players can then utilize a pyramid drill where fourteen balls are arranged into a pyramid with nine at the bottom, four in the middle, and one on top. This drill is ideal for honing serve under pressure by increasing awareness of court spaces as they hit from different areas and knowing what their returns should do to accommodate for these factors.
An effective tactical drill involves feeding one player volleys that they must defend from, starting with heavy trading balls that must be returned deep before switching to shorter volleys with lower net clearance, followed by high volleys that must be hit hard to prevent them from dropping.