Big Hole in the Middle

- quick feet at the net, volleys, match play, conditioning;

Two players (C and D) begin the drill at the net as a team against another team of two players (A and B) on the baseline; the coach (F) on the side with the net players.
As the coach sends the ball to the baseline team to start the point, the net players shuffle to the closest doubles alley and touch it with the outside foot and then get back quickly towards the center. The baseline team tries to hit the ball in the "big hole" in the middle created by the net team; they play the point out from here. 
Play 7 rallies in this way (net team shuffles to the doubles alleys after every point) and then switch sides - baseline team becomes the net team.
Note: This tennis drill can be very exhausting for the net team = good conditioning drill.