High School Practice - SINGLES Serve & Volley Strategy

Tennis Practice with HIGH School for 03/01/2023

Primary Goals: 1) Review Serve +1 Out Wide 2) Learn Volley, Scoring, & Doubles Movement · Stretching (5 minutes before practice)

Warm Up 1) Ball Bounces – 20 down, 15 up, 10 frame down, 5 frame up,

2) Racket Partner Exchange - Bounce Up - (Focus on Controlling the Bounce!)

o 12 minute warmup – Volley=2m, FH&BH=4m, Overheads=2m, Serving=4m

· Water Break – 2 minutes

Conversation - You have OPTIONS

With every ball, you control the SPEED, SPIN, DIRECTION, DEPTH, and TIME

New Concept – Serve & Volley

o Description of Strategy - Nadal Vs. Medvedev 2019 US Open Final

Serve Practice - getting the toss under control.

- Serve up the T - harder to hit around someone. No angles.

- Serving up the T means you cover less distance for the volley.

- Practice the Knuckleball Toss - 5 to 1 ratio.

Volley Practice - 4 Corners & 4 Nets

Split Step near the T Practice -

Split step, not jump stop.

Split step at their point of contact.

Two Courts Drill - Reward the serve up the T with a volley feed. Server should follow the Ball!

Final Game - Serve & Volley ONLY 7-point TieBreak

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