High School Tennis Drills

High school tennis coaches often struggle to find new tennis drills to do with their team. Players may get bored of doing the same drills over and over again. Dullness contributes to less concentration which leads to weak results. For this reason, high school tennis coaches must look for new tennis drills to make practice more interesting and fun.

The following tennis drills are very popular among both high school coaches and players. They allow players to practice both their net game and their ground strokes. These tennis drills can be modified to suit the needs of individual teams. Tennis coaches can come up with their own set of rules to adjust the drills to the skill level of their players. Each tennis drill starts with the set up phase and then the detailed explanation of rules.

The first game is called “College Drill”. Players divide into teams of 2. A random team starts on side A at the net (instructor can ask a trivia question to determine first team). The other teams line up behind each other at the baseline on side B. The instructor feeds the ball to the first baseline team, who tries to beat the net team 3 times in a row. If the baseline team loses the point, they go to the end of the line. Once a baseline team wins 3 points in a row, they become the new net team on side A. Teams can only earn points on side A. Teams keep their points even if they lose their position at the net. First team to 15 points is the winner. This is a very popular tennis drill.

The second game is known as “One Point Tournament”. Players separate into two equal groups to side A and B. Each team forms one line behind their baseline. The instructor feeds the ball in, and the first players in each line play out the point against each other. The losing player is out of the game (he can get started collecting balls), and the next player in line from his team comes in. The winning player goes to the end of his line, and the subsequent player from his team comes in to play the next point. The team which has players (or player) remaining is the champion. This tennis drill shows players to manage pressure situations.

The final game is called “Rush and Crush”. Players divide into teams of 2. A random team starts on side A at the baseline (instructor can ask a trivia question to determine first team). The other teams line up behind each other at the baseline on side B. The instructor feeds a short ball to the first baseline team, who approaches the net. If they win the point, they are fed a volley. If they win this second point too, they are fed an overhead. Once they win all 3 points, they become the new defenders on side A. If the challenging baseline team loses the point, they go to the end of the line. Teams can only earn points on side A. Teams keep their points even if they lose their position at the net. First team to 15 points is the winner. This is a very effective doubles tennis drill.

High school tennis coaches have to continually try to learn about innovative tennis drills. They need to keep the focus and the attention of their pupils constantly. Rotating beneficial and useful tennis drills is paramount to a winning high school team.

There are a number of good sources available online about tennis drills. This article gives great info on types of tennis drills.

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