Multi Court Tennis Drills






by Anthony Jones


Tennis camps are a little different from other tennis clinics or tennis lessons. The main goal of the camp counselors is to find fun tennis drills that are entertaining. Tennis teachers want to make sure that kids have a positive experience during tennis camps. Tennis instructors sometimes have a hard time finding new exciting and fun tennis drills. Here are some examples of great tennis drills that are engaging and entertaining.

The first drill is called "Deep Shot Warm-Up". The player and the instructor start at the opposite baselines. The player tries to hit every ball between the service line and the baseline. The instructor keeps the ball in play by hitting it back to the player. The drill ends when the player reaches 30 points. For more advanced players the instructor can place a line of balls halfway between his service line and baseline. The player has to hit all balls behind this line. As the name indicates, this is a great warm-up tennis drill.

The first person in each line hits one ball only and runs around the same way. Once a player misses, he is out of the game (he can pick up balls). The last player standing is the winner. This is a great tennis drill for intermediate kids.

The players on both courts play out the point against each other. The winning players stay in and the losing players go to the end of the line in the middle. The first player in line replaces the losing player. Players collect points individually. The first player to reach 21 points is the winner. This tennis drill can be used even with different level players.

The last tennis drill is called the "Short Ball Drill". The instructor starts on the deuce side baseline. The player starts in the middle of the baseline. The player and the instructor start rallying. The instructor can hit the ball anywhere he wants to, but the player can only hit it back to the instructor on the deuce side.

The points are played simultaneously on both courts. Once a team beats the defender seven times, the round ends and the team scores a point. A different player selected from each team to be the defender. The round is then repeated. The drill ends when every player has played as defender. The team with the most points wins the game.

Tennis instructors have to make sure they keep their camps fresh with new fun tennis drills. If the kids are having fun, they will be back for the next camp.




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