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Steps to a successful drill

By on June 24, 2014 in Tips

Steps to a successful drill

06/24/2014 | Written by: uspta


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Description: Here are a few tips on how to make your drills effective during practice.

Tip:

We all use drills and games each and every day in our lessons and clinics. Here are a few guidelines to keep in mind to make the drills beneficial so that our students get the most out of them:

  • Warm up
  • Progress to drills
  • Communicate drill efficiently
  • Be aware of court safety
  • Make each game realistic
  • Feed balls specific to angle and court positioning
  • Create pressure situations
  • Encourage scoring
  • Have consequences
  • Explain the purpose of each drill
  • Have fun

Watch more videos on the inside out forehand on TennisResources.com. Simply type “inside out” in the Quick Search or choose the Advanced Search on the upper left-hand corner to select Forehand under the Specific Shots categories. Watch tips, lessons and drills on your computer, laptop or iPhone whether you are at home, on the court or on the road.

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Watch more drills on TennisResources.com. Simply type “drill” in the Quick Search or choose the Advanced Search on the upper left-hand corner to select Drill/Lesson category. Watch tips, lessons and drills on your computer, laptop or iPhone whether you are at home, on the court or on the road.