Drills
Plan: 43 min · 0 done
- Pre-serve visualizationMental · 5m
Before each serve: see the ball land on the target. 5 reps each side.
- Spider drillFootwork · 6m
Center → 5 cones (corners + sidelines). Touch and recover. Time both directions.
- Second-serve pressureServe · 8m
Only second serves. Lose a point on a fault. Play to 11.
- Soft handsVolley · 8m
Partner feeds 20 balls each side. Punch volleys land inside service box.
- Split-step returnReturn · 10m
Coach/wall feeds first serves at 70%. Land split exactly as ball is struck.
- Between-point resetMental · 6m
Practice the 4-step routine: turn, breathe, plan, walk to baseline. Apply on every point.
Drill library
- Serve · 12mTarget spots10 first serves to each of T, body, wide — both deuce and ad.
- Serve · 10mKick ladderBuild kick height start to finish: low / medium / high on alternating serves.
- Serve · 8mSecond-serve pressureOnly second serves. Lose a point on a fault. Play to 11.
- Return · 10mSplit-step returnCoach/wall feeds first serves at 70%. Land split exactly as ball is struck.
- Return · 10mDeep return drillAim every return past the service line. Counter-cross only.
- Footwork · 8mAgility ladder3 sets: in-in-out-out, lateral shuffle, single-leg hops.
- Footwork · 6mSpider drillCenter → 5 cones (corners + sidelines). Touch and recover. Time both directions.
- Footwork · 8mRecovery stepsAfter every shot, two crossover steps back to center before split.
- Volley · 8mSoft handsPartner feeds 20 balls each side. Punch volleys land inside service box.
- Volley · 12mTransition gameApproach off short ball, finish at net. Play to 7 points.
- Baseline · 12mCrosscourt rally20-ball forehand crosscourt, then 20-ball backhand. Restart on errors.
- Baseline · 10mDown-the-line patternsFH crosscourt, BH down the line. Switch every 4 shots.
- Baseline · 15mLive-ball consistencyCooperative rally — count to 25 without an error. Restart on missed.
- Mental · 6mBetween-point resetPractice the 4-step routine: turn, breathe, plan, walk to baseline. Apply on every point.
- Mental · 5mPre-serve visualizationBefore each serve: see the ball land on the target. 5 reps each side.