Basket Drills

The "basket" drills allow a coach to feed balls while looking and correcting the student's technique and footwork. Also, they are great to work with students on shot selection and strategies.

• Ground-strokes Placement (1)
• Ground-strokes Placement (2)
• Ground-strokes - deep/high and put-away
• Court Transition (1)
• Court Transition (2)
• Court Transition (3)
• Overhead - tap and run
• Attack and Retreat (ground-strokes, conditioning)
• Ground-strokes Forever
• Ball Attack (ground-strokes)
• Short and Volley (ground-strokes and volleys)
• Overhead, Swing and Volley
• 7 Balls Drill (ground-strokes, footwork)
• Serve and Volley
• Cone's Eight (ground-strokes, footwork)  
• Inside-out along the Alley (footwork, ground-strokes)  
• Slide-over Ground-strokes (ground-strokes)  
• High Forehand and Smash (ground-strokes and overheads)  
• Inside Forehand & Inside Backhand (ground-strokes, cardio)  
• Back, Forth, Back (ground-strokes)
• Approach, Poach and Volleys
• Double Drop Shot (speed, control)
• Volley Approach and Put-away (volley placement)   
• Forehand Approach and Volley Cross-court
• High and Low (volley, overhead)
• Six Balls Placement Count (ground-strokes)
• 20 Balls from Hell (ground-strokes placement, conditioning)
• Quick Change of Direction (ground-strokes, footwork)
• Cardio Basket Drill (ground-strokes, cardio)
• Corner, Center, Corner (ground-strokes, ball placement)
• Inside Out/In Forehand around Cone (ground-strokes, footwork)
• Heavy Topspin (ground-strokes)
• Short Ball and Footwork (ground-strokes, footwork)
• Doubles Serve Return (serve return practice for doubles)
• Volley Work (volleys, footwork)
• The Lob Game (lobs practice)
• All to One Area (target practice)
• Drop Ball Feed Recovery (ground-strokes, proper footwork) - by Jason Lampione (www.TennisMind.co.uk)
• Ball Machine - Court Transition and Accuracy
• Ball Machine - Ground-stroke, Low Volley, Two Put-Away Volleys
• Quick Recovery Drill (practice recovery after each shot)
• The Depth Game (ground-strokes depth)
• Changed Direction (ground-strokes placement control)
• Bounce and Not (conditioning, ground-strokes, volleys)
• Low-High-Higher (net play control)
• Big Square (conditioning, ground-strokes)
• Move-Stop-Hit-Recover (open-stance, balance, quick recovery)
• Service Delivery (serve accuracy) - by Jason Lampione (www.TennisMind.co.uk)
• Charging and Conquer (volley, footwork, speed) - by Jason Lampione (www.TennisMind.co.uk)
• Cross and Put-Away (foot speed, quick recovery)
• Defend Cross-Court (defensive ground-strokes)
• Master the Lob (topspin lob practice)
  Cross-Deep-Attack (ground-stroke accuracy, footwork)    
  Footwork and Ground-Strokes (footwork, ground-strokes practice)      
  Approach and Aggressive Volley (approach and volley practice)
• Ground and Sky (ground-strokes, lobs)
• Serve and Put-Away (serve; attacking short balls)
• Back and Away (ground-strokes accuracy; put-away shots)
• No Tap (ground-strokes and lobs accuracy)
• Serve and Volley - attack and retreat (serve, low volley, overhead)
• Serve and Volley - attack and finish (serve, volleys)
• Strategic Forehands (forehand ground-strokes on the run)
• Hit and Shadow - side to side (ground-strokes, footwork)
• Team Attack and Poach (court transition and shot selection in doubles)       NEW
• Approach and Finish (transition volley; put-away high volley)        NEW
• Fast Feet and Control (ground-strokes on the run; accuracy)          NEW
  

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