Drills

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Today's plan
6 drills · 43 min
  • Pre-serve visualization
    Mental · 5m

    Before each serve: see the ball land on the target. 5 reps each side.

  • Spider drill
    Footwork · 6m

    Center → 5 cones (corners + sidelines). Touch and recover. Time both directions.

  • Second-serve pressure
    Serve · 8m

    Only second serves. Lose a point on a fault. Play to 11.

  • Soft hands
    Volley · 8m

    Partner feeds 20 balls each side. Punch volleys land inside service box.

  • Split-step return
    Return · 10m

    Coach/wall feeds first serves at 70%. Land split exactly as ball is struck.

  • Between-point reset
    Mental · 6m

    Practice the 4-step routine: turn, breathe, plan, walk to baseline. Apply on every point.

Drill library

  • Target spots
    10 first serves to each of T, body, wide — both deuce and ad.
    Serve · 12m
  • Kick ladder
    Build kick height start to finish: low / medium / high on alternating serves.
    Serve · 10m
  • Second-serve pressure
    Only second serves. Lose a point on a fault. Play to 11.
    Serve · 8m
  • Split-step return
    Coach/wall feeds first serves at 70%. Land split exactly as ball is struck.
    Return · 10m
  • Deep return drill
    Aim every return past the service line. Counter-cross only.
    Return · 10m
  • Agility ladder
    3 sets: in-in-out-out, lateral shuffle, single-leg hops.
    Footwork · 8m
  • Spider drill
    Center → 5 cones (corners + sidelines). Touch and recover. Time both directions.
    Footwork · 6m
  • Recovery steps
    After every shot, two crossover steps back to center before split.
    Footwork · 8m
  • Soft hands
    Partner feeds 20 balls each side. Punch volleys land inside service box.
    Volley · 8m
  • Transition game
    Approach off short ball, finish at net. Play to 7 points.
    Volley · 12m
  • Crosscourt rally
    20-ball forehand crosscourt, then 20-ball backhand. Restart on errors.
    Baseline · 12m
  • Down-the-line patterns
    FH crosscourt, BH down the line. Switch every 4 shots.
    Baseline · 10m
  • Live-ball consistency
    Cooperative rally — count to 25 without an error. Restart on missed.
    Baseline · 15m
  • Between-point reset
    Practice the 4-step routine: turn, breathe, plan, walk to baseline. Apply on every point.
    Mental · 6m
  • Pre-serve visualization
    Before each serve: see the ball land on the target. 5 reps each side.
    Mental · 5m