Tennis Drills Varieties



by William Shelley


Tennis drills are widely-used by tennis players of most levels. Tennis drills being used for many reasons. The most effective tennis practice drills provide repetition, match experience, and fun. They can also be employed to enhance footwork and endurance. By the day tennis coaches across the globe seek to develop new tennis drills for beginners as well as advanced players. There are two main different kinds of tennis training drills which are used today.

The image that comes to mind when one thinks of tennis drills is an instructor constantly feeding balls to a line of people. This sort of tennis drill is called "dead-ball drill". Although it's still used today, it is probably not the most effective way to prepare students for matches. Players only hit one or maybe a few balls from time to time, and they don't take part in a point. Individuals that practice "dead-ball drills" far too much perform really poorly in matches. It's mostly because the instructor feeds the balls perfectly to the students. Consistent feeds prevent players from adapting to different types of balls. "Dead-ball drills" however are the most effective kinds of footwork drills. They can keep a large number of players moving if they are designed well. Cardio tennis drills are good examples of the fitness advantage of properly designed tennis drills. "Dead-ball drills" also make great beginner drills simply because the fastest way to acquire proper tennis technique at the start is by repetition.

The best quality and also most requested types of drills are live drills. Usually the instructor or a player puts the ball in play and the point is played out. Live tennis drills also have a purpose or goal that the players aim to achieve. Frequently the goal is to simply win the drill. Other times participants cooperate to achieve a common goal, for example, keeping the ball in play for a certain amount of shots. Tennis drill experts debate to this day whether competitive or cooperative tennis drills are more effective. The best answer is probably a good mixture of both kinds of tennis drills.

Well designed tennis drills provide the most important ingredient that is fun. Every tennis coach should make an effort to make drills game-like and engaging. Boring and mundane tennis drills can drive any player to certain burn-out. It's essential for instructors to preserve the attention and interest of students with fresh tennis drills and games. It's usually challenging for tennis instructors to come up with new tennis drills repeatedly. Tennis coaches can be hesitant to share their drills and keep them in secret. This is very counterproductive. All tennis pros would gain from sharing their knowledge instead of guarding it.

Tennis coaches have to discover fresh drills to make their classes more interesting. They must expand their arsenal of drills to be better teachers. The more tennis exercises a tennis instructor knows, the more tennis players he or she will attract.




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