Ball Machine Drills

Variables

Height

Depth

Spin

Direction

Speed

Positions

My position

Ball machine position

Patterns

Skills to work on

React Fast

On the Rise

Pace Change

Cross Line Targets

Consistency

Short Hop

Lob on the Move

Passing Shots

Lob Retrieval

Inside Out – Inside In

12 Pattern Footwork

Precision Deep and Short

Forehand – Direction Change

Backhand – Direction Change

Low Medium High Height

Topspin Slice

Drop Shot From Deep

Drop Shot Moving Forward

High Ball Attack

Mogul Moves

Handling Pace

Deep Defense

Drills

Each drill is skill-specific

Each drill has the following:

Goal, Ball machine placement, variable definition, fixed/random

Each drill focuses on one or more strokes:

Groundstrokes

Volley/Overhead

Midcourt

Transition