Movement Drills Using Ball Feeding

Key Points

• First Progression: Drop balls randomly in all directions, so the player is used to moving forward and back and doesn’t camp out on the baseline
• Second progression: After letting the ball bounce, try and catch it as high as possible
• These drills help develop your coordination in all directions, along with speed and toughness
• First progression: Deep forehand and short backhand
• Second progression: Deep backhand and short forehand
• Third progression: Stand at the net on 1 side and move the player in all different directions
• Make sure the player focuses on “single tasking” and the drill, rather than the technical parts of their game you are working on
• Technical changes should happen naturally and is something you should pay attention to