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Firstly one pair starts on the baseline, the other half way inside the
service boxes. Coach stands on the baseline behind the net
pair and feeds a ball to the baseline team. The baseline
team have to practice passing shots, NO LOBS! The net
pair "must volley!" Any ball that the volley teams lets
bounce is a point to the baseline side. The idea is for the
baseline pair to beat the net pair 5 times. In that time the
net pair should count every pointthey winas well. Once the
net team have been beaten 5 times they switch roles with the
other team.
Coach... when feeding, alternate to the baseline team. First to the left
players forehand, next feed right players forehand, then following feeds
to the backhands. The main idea is to practice low returns using the width
of the doubles court. The net pair needs to volley either deep down the
self, or try to volley short. If you have really good players you can
add that the net pair must volley outside the opponents service boxes.
(ie any volley short is a lost point to the net team.)
Another variation is that after the first volley the baseliners can lob,
and the net players must take everything out the air, all the time and
that's difficult.
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