Groundstrokes Level 1
Notes: Use the first two drills in this group as a warm-up. You will stand at the service line and the ball machine will send the balls short in the court. You will do the rest of the drills in this group from the baseline. Work on your topspin, slice, adjusting the shape/height of your shots, and mixing in drop shots.
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1 Short Court Narrow
Intent: Warm up. Go through “self-checklist”. Set your topspin and slice swing path at an easy pace. You should only need to hit a max of 40-50 balls in this drill.
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2 Short Court Wide
Intent: Work on hitting tight shortcourt angles with lots of topspin and moving side-to-side. Move side to side. Loosen wrist so you can generate spin and hit tight cross court angles.
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4 Baseline Narrow
Intent: Find your range for the opposite baseline. Utilize basic front-foot pivot footwork pattern.
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4 Baseline Wide
Intent: Work on dynamic movement and recovery. Hit and immediately push off to be ready for the next ball. Do 3x 10-20 ball sequences and rest between sets. Commit to recovering past the center mark before the next ball is released.
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Straight Ad Court
Intent: Hit a set of balls cross court. Then a set of balls down the line. Then alternate.
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Straight Deuce Court
Intent: Hit a set of balls cross court. Then a set of balls down the line. Then alternate.
Groundstrokes Level 2
Notes: These two drills are designed to help you get used to handling different types of balls in succession. Each sequence includes a short ball so you can move in and attack.
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1 Deep and 2 Short Ad
Intent: 3 ball sequence of high and low balls. Move in to attack the short ball. Move back to the recovery point.
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1 Deep and 2 Short Deuce
Intent: 3 ball sequence of high and low balls. Move in to attack the short ball. Move back to the recovery point.