| Drill #1 Doubles short
serve Demonstrate the forehand and backhand serves Then in pairs with 10 birdies per pair share a court with another group Students will face diagonally on the court with their partner The partner without the birdies will lay the head of their racket on the corner of the mid line and short serve line. The student with the bird will attempt to hit the head of the racket with their serve The students will each try forehand and backhand techniques If you have the resources at hand you could put a string above the net that the students could attempt to put the birdie between |
| Drill #2 Doubles long
serve Demonstrate the forehand long serve Then in pairs with 10 birdies per pair share a court with another group Students will face diagonally on the court with their partner The partner without the birdies will stand at the back of the court The student with the bird will attempt to land the birdie between the long service line and the end line The students will each try this several times trying to hit the corners of the service court |
| Drill # 3 Serve and Return Students will serve ten times to their partner using any service style they want The student receiving the serve will be in the ready position and attempt to return the serves There will be four people on the court so the only returns that count, are the ones that land on your partners side To extend this game you can add in a third shot This should show the students the result of a good serve, which is a defensive shot having to be played by their opponent, giving them a chance to be on the attack from the start of the rally. |