Coach-Volley and Basket Drills Mixed
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Description:
The coach poses an exercise where the methods of teacher volley and throwing balls with the racket are mixed.
Objetive:
This Method is very useful for: A- Adjustment of the Distance to the strokes, B- Footwork, C- On court Movement. It also helps players increase the Intensity of their game (Footwork and Stroke Speed) by decreasing the time in between strokes. By adding the Basket method, the coach can finalize the drill (established set of strokes) with a specific action and restart the drill with a new exercise (another pre-established set of strokes).
Example: The coach is volleying to the player, and when there is a chance, the player can step inside the court and hit a “Winner” shot – whether it be a Cross-court Angle (opening the court wide), Forehand Inside-out/in, an Approach shot (to finish to finish the point at the net), etc.
Session development:
Coach Volleys To (towards) the player” The proper functioning of this method relies mostly on the coach, that has to be (or have been) an experienced tennis player with good volley technique, this way the coach can place the volleys wherever needed no matter the level of the player on the other side of the net. But, the higher level of the player – the higher level of experience a coach needs.
The Organization of the Coach – Volley Drills is very similar to the Organization of the Basket Drills: Distribution of players and groups; Stations and Rotation; Explanation and Start of the exercise/s; Duration of the Rotations between Stations are to be explained and controlled by the Coach. The only exception is that the players now have to pick up more balls than in the Coach-Volley method.
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Coach’s role:
The coach has to take the position just behind the service line (whether in the middle or “T”, the Deuce service square or the Advantage service square), and the players are asked to hit the ball towards the coach (chest area) before the final action, established by the coach. Depending on the position of the coach, the player will finalize the drill by hitting a Winner shot to the open space (not at the coach).
Practical examples
Transition defense to offense:
Power Generation in Forced Positions and a Cross-court Angle attack (opening the court wide)
Transition defense to offense:
Forehand Cross-court to the coach and a Forehand Inside/out winner shot.
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