This drill helps to build consistency.

The players stand behind the baseline, 1 on each side of the court. They must rally 2 balls (buddies) before they start the playing the point (rivals). Once they have completed the 2 ball rally and point, the next point starts after a rally of 3 and so on. This could also be a competition between courts, trying to get to the highest "buddies" possible.

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