Groundstrokes Level 1
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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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4 Baseline Narrow
Intent: Find your range for the opposite baseline. Utilize basic front-foot pivot footwork pattern.
Midcourt
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Midcourt
Intent: A series of shots intend to land near your feet if you are standing just behind the service line.
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Midcourt Variation
Intent: A series of low shots, high shots, and lobs intended to challenge you if you are standing right behind the service line.
Volley and Overhead
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1 Volley Narrow
Intent: Easy balls for anyone to warm up their volleys and focus on technique.
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2 Easy Overheads
Intent: Gentle lobs alternating deuce and ad court so you can work on your basic overhead timing without too much backward movement.
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3 Low Volleys
Low balls in a variety of directions, so you can working on volleying up and over the net and hitting drop volleys.
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High Volley Low Volley
Intent: Alternating high and low volleys in random directions
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Volley Close
Intent: Medium-paced sitter volleys delivered in random directions so you can practice moving forward and putting the ball away.
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Volley Overhead
Intent: Alternating volleys and overheads so you practice your front and back movement and recovery.
Transition
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Approach 3x Volley Lob
Intent: A 5-ball sequence so you can practice approaching the next, hitting three varying volleys, and putting away a challenging lob.
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Left Approach Right Volley
Intent: A short ball to the Ad side of the court followed by a passing shot to the Deuce side of the court.
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Right Approach Left Volley
Intent: A short ball to the Deuce side of the court followed by a passing shot to the Ad side of the court.