TIP: Keep the feeding fun and engaging by adding targets and points for good shots
POINTS TO WATCH FOR AS A COACH ONCE MOVING PLAYERS AROUND:
- Do the players understand the movement required to different shots and areas of the court?
- Is the racquet and body position starting in the same for all shots?
- F/H straight drives, progressing with the group working together to get the highest number of hits consecutively, or number in a certain time.
- B/H straight drives, progressing with the group working together to get the highest number of hits consecutively, or number in a certain time.
- F/H straight drives, shots above the service line, progressing with the group working together to get the highest number of hits consecutively, or number in a certain time.
- B/H straight drives, shots above the service line, progressing with the group working together to get the highest number of hits consecutively, or number in a certain time.
- Progress by making the targets more difficult/challenging.
- If players advance quickly, bring in the cross-court drive and consider also feeding to different areas of the court to challenge the player to move correctly and still hit the drive. Moving a player forward and back and side to side so they start to understand the movement required through the T.
KEY POINTS:
- Coach should use this time to observe and correct technique and positioning without focusing too much on it. KEEP IT FUN!
- Individually show encouragement and reward your players.
- Adapt difficulty by pairing players and have them work together.
- Change ball difficulty depending on player’s level.
