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Section II WARM-UP Drills

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Bounce Hit Forehand

Partner Catch with Shuffle Step
Ball - Racquet Exchange
Volley Up and Over
Three Volley Across Diagonally
Mini Tennis Up and Over
Jog High Knees and Split Step
Merry Go Round
Box Run Line Touches
Burglar Drill
Jumping Jacks
Free Style Swim
Torso Twist

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4. Volley Catch
5. Backhand Volley Catch
6. Approach Poach
7. Overhead Tap the Net
8. Bryan Brothers Cooperative Volley
9. Live Ball
1. Two Balls Across the Baseline
2. Poaching and Switching
3. Serve and Volley
4. Thigh Burner
5. Drop Shot Drill
6. Set Up Put Away Volley
7. Run For the Lob
8. Mid Court Crusher
9. Approach and Volley
10. Field Day
11. Double Windshield Wiper Baseline
12. 3 Volley Across

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Section IV PLAY BASED Drills

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10. Star Wars

1. Consistency Rally
2. Double Tap at the Net
3. Charging Points
4. Net to Baseline
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5. Triples
6. 2 Back vs. 2 Back
7. Terminator

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8. Down the Line Forehand Passing Shot

9. Drop Shot Me
10. Half Court Serve and Volley
11. Poaching
12. Recovery Channel
13. Adios
14. Rainmaker
15. Red Rover
16. Intense

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Section V COOL DOWN Drills

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Volley Ball Tennis

Consistency Volley
Partner Volley
Service Drill
Double King of the Court with Serves
Doubles Tiebreaker
Bobsled
I Did It
Team Serving
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BounceHitForehand
1.Playersform2linesatthebaselinewith
thebasketinbetween
2.Playersgrababallfromthebasket,jog
totheservicelineanddoa"bounce
hit"forehand
3.Theyexitquicklyandrunthroughthe
ladderbeforereturningtotheopposite
line
Beginnerplayershitforehandsoffbothsides

PartnerCatchwithShuffleStep
1.Lineupplayersaspartnersona
doublessidelinewithafoamball
2.Playersshufflesteptotheopposite
doublessidelineastheybounce
catchtheballtoeachother
3.Becreativecatchoutoftheair,
use2balls,turnitintoacompetition

BallandRacquetExchange
1.Playerspartnerupacrossthenet
fromoneanotherattheserviceline
2.Player1hasaracket,Player2a
foamball
3.Player2tossestheballunderhand
toplayer1so1canhittheballoffa
bounce
4.1hitstheballcooperativelyso2
cancatchit,bothplayersare
movingforwardasthisishappening
BothAandBmeetatthenetandexchange
theballandracket,thentheybackpedalto
theservicelineandrepeat.

VolleyUpandOver
1.Tworowsof3playerseachfaceoff
acrossthenet.
2.Playerhitsballcooperativelytotheir
partnerso theycantakeitoutofthe
airasavolley.Insteadofvolleyingit
rightbacktheplayerbumpsitupto
himselfandthenvolleysitbackover.
Allballsshouldbetakenoutoftheair,
nobounce.
3.Thisisacooperativeexerciseformore
skilledplayerstolearncontrolandhow
toputunderspinontheball.
4.Canalsobeusedasacooldown
exercise.

ThreeVolleysAcross
1.Theproisfeedingfromabasketbehind
theT.
2.Ontheoppositeside,theplayersforma
lineintheadalleytotheserviceline.
3.Firstplayerapproachesthenetandsplit
stepsandtakesfirstvolley,thenmoves
totherighttoreceivethesecondvolley,
thenmovestotherightagaintoreceive
thethirdvolley.Playerthenexitstothe
right,goesthroughtheladderand
behindthebaselinearoundtotheend
ofthelineasthesecondplayerbegins.

MiniTennisUpandOver
1.Tworowsof3playerseachface
offacrossthenetstandingjust
behindtheserviceline.
2.Playershittheballsothatitwill
firstbounceinfrontoftheplayer
thattheyarehittingto.
3.Receiverthenbouncestheballup
sothatitwillbounceonthecourt
infrontofthembeforetheyhitthe
ballback.

JogHighKneesandSplitStep
1.Studentsarespreadoutonthe
baselinefacingthenet,racquet
inhand.
2.Proisinfrontofthestudents
facingthenetaswell.
3.Prodemonstratesasstudents
follow,highkneestothenetthen
splitstep.
4.Turnaround,runtothebaseline
withbackkicksthensplitstep,
getinrhythmwiththemusic!

MerryGoRound
1.Playersandcoachformabigcircle,
racquetinhand.
2.Uponthecoache'sdirection,theyall
shuffleclockwisetothemusic.
3.Thecoachthenchangesdirections
alternatinigclockwiseandcounter
clockwisetokeeptheplayerson
theirtoes.

BoxRunLineTouches
1.PlayerAstartsatthenet,onthe
deucesideracquetinhand, three
tofourplayersaredirectlybehind
playerA.PlayerBstartsatthenet
ontheadside,threetofourother
playersbehindplayerB.Noballis
beingplayed.
2.PlayerAistoruntothesinglesside
lineandtouchtheline,thenrunto
thecenterlineandtouchitbackand
fourthfortwentyseconds.Other
playersrunthesamepattern
simultaneously.
3.Variation:attheendofthewarm
up,youcanmakeitacompetition
countingwhocantouchthemost
linesin20seconds.

BurglarDrill
1.Thecoach'sracquetisontheground
inthemiddleofthecourtwith18
ballsonit.
2.Playersarespreadouttoallcorners
ofthecourt.
3.Theirracquetisattheirfeetlaying
onthegroundwithnoballsonit.
4.Upondirectionfromthecoach,each
playerrunstothecoach'sracquetor
theycan"steal"aballfromsomeone
elsesracquet.
5.Thewinnerofthegameisthefirst
persontogather3ballsontheir
racquet.

JumpingJacks
1.Thecoachandplayersarespread
outononesideofthecourt.
2.Theyalldojumpingjackstothe
beatofthemusic.

FreeStyleSwim
1.Thecoachandplayersarespread
out.
2.Theyalldobigarmcirclesimitating
afreestyleswimmertothebeat
ofthemusic.
3.Variation:seewhichoneofyour
studentshasthecoordinationto
haveonearmcirclingforwardsand
onearmbackwards.

TorsoTwist
1.Thecoachandplayersarespread
out.
2.Theyjoinhandsinfrontofthem
imitatingareadyposition.
3.Twistthetorsototheleftthento
therighttothebeatofthemusic.
4.Greatforbackandupperbody
warmup.

VolleyCatch
1.Playerslineupsinglefileofftheside
ofthecourtneartheserviceline
withoutaracket
2.Playerwillcatchballwiththeirhands
simulating"volley"technique
3.Profeedstwoballstoeachplayeras
theymoveacrosstheserviceline
4.Playerexits,dropsballintoabasket
andrunsbackintoline
5.Itdoesn'tmatteriftheplayercatches
withleftorrighthand
6.Emphasize"diagonalpower"withthe
legs,simulatinga"fitness"lunge
7.Ifyouhavemorethan6playershave
themrunthroughtheladderafter
catchingtheballs

BackhandVolleyCatch
1.Greatwaytolearnthebackhandvolley
"without"teaching"
2.Setupthedrilljustlikevolleycatchexceptthe
playerwillhavearacket
3.Theplayersdominanthandisholdingthe
racket.Theracketisrestingontheplayers
nondominantwristbelowtherackethead
4.Theplayerwill"catch"theballinthe
nondominanthand.Thewristandracket
shouldnotbreakcontact

ApproachPoach
1.Playersformtwolinesatthebaseline
2.Profeedsa2ballsequencetoeach
playerfirstballisshort(approach)
andthesecondavolleyfeed
(poach).
3.Aftertheplayerhitstheapproachhe
movesinadiagonalmovement
acrossthecenterlineandvolleys
thesecondballoutoftheair.
4.Heexitsquicklyandoffthesame
sideandrunsthroughtheladder
beforereturningtotheendofthe
oppositeline
Theprofeedsthenextballtotheotherlinein
quicksuccession.

OverheadTaptheNet
1.Twoplayersstartinthevolley
position,thelinesareformedatboth
netposts
2.Theprodoublefeedsachallenging
lob,aftertheplayerhitsthe
overheadhemustsprintforwardand
"tapthenet"
andimmediatelybeginbackpedaling
forthenextlob
3.Theprofeedseachperson3balls
andthentheyrotate
Ifyouhavelargernumberssetuptheladders
atthebaselineandhavetheplayersrun
throughbeforereturningtotheoppositeline.

BryanBrothersCooperativeVolley
Thisdrillrequiresahighlevelofvolleyskill
1.Playersstandacrossthenetfromone
anotheraboutafootinsidetheservice
lineclosetothedoublessideline
2.Theycooperativelyreflexvolleytheball
astheybothmovetotheopposite
sideline.
Whentheygetacrossthecourt,theywillrunback
totheendofthelineandrepeat

LiveBall
"KingoftheCourtonSteroids"canbeplayedassingleor
doubles:beginwithaChampionsideandaChallengerside.
1.TheProfeedstothechallengersand informstheplayers
wherethefirstballmustbehittobeconsideredgood. For
exampleifplayinginthetypicaloneuponebackdoublesthe
procansaythefirstballoffthefeedmustbehitcrosscourt.The
pointisplayedoutandanythinggoes.
2.Playbestoutof3points.
3.Ifthechallengersideloses2pointsinarowtheyareout,no
matterwhatthecountis. Acleanwinnerhitbythechallenger
automaticallytakesoverthechampionside.
4.Thegamediffersfromkingofthecourtbecauseassoon
astheballdies(winnerorerror),theproimmediatelyfeedsin
thenextballsothatthepointneverends,thusthename,LIVE
BALL.
5.Theprocallsthescoreand challengestheplayerswiththe
feedsaccordingtothelevelofplayer:lobs,dropshots,linedrives
orbyputtingtheballintheracquetofthechallengingside
playersasneededbytheprotokeepthingsmovingandthe
sideswillchangefrequently.
Alternatethefeedsinfordoubles,sothateachplayergetstheir
fairshareofhits.

TwoBallsAcrosstheBaseline
1.Theproisdoublefeedingfroma
basketbehindtheT.
2.Ontheoppositeside,theplayers
formalineontheadsidebehind
thebaseline.
3.Player1isbehindthebaselineon
thedeucesideandplayer2is
behindthebaselineontheadside.
Player1hitsthe1stfeeddownthe
lineandexitstotheendoftheline.
Player2hits2ndfeeddowntheline
andmovestothepositionthat
player1vacated.
4.Repeatdoublefeed,2&3hitand
rotatesothat3&4areinposition
fornextdoublefeed.

PoachingandSwitching
1.Theproisfeedingfromabasket
behindtheT.
2.Ontheoppositeside,theplayers
form2linesatthebaseline.Player
1onthedeuceside,2isonthead.
3.Theprofeedsanapproachshot
toplayer1.Asplayer1hitsthe
shot,hispartner2chargesthenet.
4.Player1stopsattheserviceline
whileplayer2goesallthewayto
thenetposition.Profeedssecond
ballbackto1which2intercepts
withapoach.Player1switches.
Profeedsavolleytoplayer1who
isnowvolleyingfromserviceline
onadside.Playersrotateoutside
gothroughtheladderandplayers
3and4taketheirturn.

ServeandVolley
1.8players,2linesstartingfromthe
baseline.
2.Theprostandsontheoppositeside
ofthenet inthecenter.
3.Procounts1,2,3andthefirsttwo
playersserveatthesametime.
Thentheyruntothenet.
4.Prodoublefeeds3volleys,1
overhead.
5.Playersexitontheoutside,gothrough
theladderandgototheendoftheline
Nexttwoplayersareup.

ThighBurnerVolleys
1.Sixplayersonthecourtattheservice
line.Proisfreetomoveabout.
2.Players1&2hitvolleyvolleystraight
ahead.fromthedoublesalley.Players
3&4volleyvolleyfromtheopposite
doublesalley.Players5&6volley
volleyfromthecenterline.
3.Eachplayerstartsfromtheserviceline.
Theyaretostepintotheirvolley.One
maybetwostepsinsidetheservice
line,thenrecoverbehindtheservice
lineandsplitstepbeforetheirpartner
makescontact,thenstepintotheir
nextvolley.

DropShotDrill
1.Theproisfeedingfromabasket
behindtheT.
2.Ontheoppositeside,theplayers
form2linesatthebaseline.
3.Theprodoublefeedsadropshot.
Players1and2runtotheirdrop
shotstraightaheadandhitadrop
shotback.Bothplayersexitonthe
outsideandbacktooppositeside
ofthebaselinefromwherethey
beganforplayer3and4totake
theirturn.

SetUpPutAwayVolley
1.Theproisfeedingfromabasket
behindtheT.
2.Ontheoppositeside,theplayers
form2linesattheserviceline.
3.Prodoublefeeds2volleysto
player1and2.Thefirstvolleyis
tobehitfromtheserviceline,
deepdowntheline(ontarget).
Thesecondvolley,hitclosingin
tothenet,istobehitshortcross
court.Bothplayersexitonthe
outsidethenswitchlines.

RunfortheLob
1.Theproisfeedingfromabasket
behindtheT.
2.4playersatonenetpost,thefirst
teamand4playersattheother
netpost,the2ndteam.
3.Players1and2arefirst.They
leavetheirrespectivenetpost
andpositionthemselvesatthe
net.ProDoublefeedsalobdown
theline.1and2runtogettheir
lob,hititbackwithalobthenrun
backtotheirrespectivenetposts
for3and4totaketheirturn.
4.Firstteamtomake15lobsinthe
courtwins.Thenswitchnetposts.

MidCourtCrusher
Workingonpower,onputtingtheball
away,hittheballhighorontherise.
1.Twolinesofplayersfeedinginfrom
oppositecornersofthebaseline.
2.Theproisonthesamesideofthe
netastheplayers,locatedinno
man'sland,facingtheplayers.
3.Theprohandfeedsaballtoplayer
one'sforehandandanotherto
playertwo'sbackhand.Theplayers
stepinandhitapowershot.
Astheyexittotheoutside,they
havetogoaroundaconeplaceten
feetinsidethebaseline.

ApproachandVolley
1.Theproisontheoppositeside
feedingfromthemiddleofthe
court.
2.Theprofeedsanapproachand
thenavolleytobothplayersat
thesametime.
3.Bothplayersexitontheoutside
fortwonewplayerstocomein.

FieldDay
1.Proisdoublefeedingfromtheside
ofthecourttothebaseliners.
2.2linesof3playersatthebaseline.
3.2players1and2ontheopposite
sideofthecourtinthe"field"
withoutaracquet.
4.The2firstbaselinershitoneshot
eachthenrotateoutontheoutside
toswitchlines.
5.Players1and2trytocatchballs
outoftheairoroffthefirstbounce.
Onceaplayercatches3ballsthey
switchwiththebaselinerwhose
ballwascaughtlast.

DoubleWindshieldWiperBaseline
1.TheprodoublefeedsfromtheT.
2.2playersareatthebaseline,1is
onthedeuceside,2ontheadside.
3.Prodoublefeedsthemaforehand
startingwithplayer1'sforehand
thendoublefeedsthemabackhand
startingwithplayer2'sbackhand.
4.Feedatotalof4ballsperplayer
thentheplayersexitoutsideand
thenextplayerscomein.
5.Formoreintensity,increasethe
paceandwidenthefeedsas
desired.

3VolleysAcross
1.TheProisdoublefeedingfromtheT.
2.Ontheoppositesideofthenet,one
lineofplayersareinthedoublesalley
ontheadsideatthenet.
3.Player1hits3consecutivevolleys
acrossthecourttotheopposite
doublesalley.
4.Thefirstplayerexitsontheoutside,
runsaroundthebaselineandbackin
line.
5.Forthedrilltomovefast,asplayer1
hitsa3rdvolley,player2hitstheirfirst
volley.

StarWars
1. Greatgamefor68people
2. Beginnersplayfromtheserviceline
3. Teamsstartonoppositeendsofthecourtin
asinglefileline
4. Profeedsballandasinglespointisplayed
5. Whoeverwinsthepointgetstostayinand
bringinateammate
6. Theplayerwholosesthepointgoestothe
endofthelineandanewteammatetakeshis
spot
7. Nowitis2vs1
8. Thesinglesplayeralwaysgetsthealleysand
ofcoursethesidewith2ormorecanonlyhit
intothesinglescourt
9. Whenthewholeteamisonthecourtand
wins,theyscoreapoint
10.Afterscoringallplayersexitandthelast
playerinstartsthenextpoint

ConsistencyRally
1.4players1,2,3and4oncourt.4
players5,6,7and8waiting.
2.2playersoneachsideatthe
baselinerallyingdowntheline.
2ballsgoingonatthesametime.
Whenaplayermisses,heis
replacedbyplayer5.Thenext
playerwhomissesisreplacedby
player6andsoon.You'llconstantly
haveplayershittingandfour
playersrunningaroundthecourt
tofindtheirturnoncourt.

DoublesTapattheNet
1.Baselineplayersarechampions.
2.Profeedsshortballtobaseline
challenger,playermustapproach
andplaypoint.
3.Challengerstapthenetaftereach
point.
4.Challengersmustwin2outof3,
thenplayersrotateendsofcourt.
5.Profeedsballduringfullcourt
rotation.
6.Ifchallengerslose,thenhalfcourt
circlerotation.

ChargingPoints
1.Proisfreetowalkaroundandgive
feedback.Thebasketisplaced,
closetothebackfence,centeredon
player1and2'ssideofthecourt.
2.Totalof8players:2playersatthe
baselineononeside,&2 inthe
backwaiting.Sameonbothsides.
3.Playersplayonhalfcourtstraight
aheadso2ballsaregoingonatthe
sametime.1&2grababallfrom
thebasket.1feedsadeepshotto5
downthelineandchargesthenet.
5takesthedeepballoutoftheair.
Bothplayersfinishthepointup
close.2&6dothesameontheir
sideofthecourt.Whenapoint is
overtheplayersrotateoutsidefor
thenextplayerstocomein.

NettoBaseline
1.4playersareoncourt&4players
aresidelineddoingfootworkdrills.
2.2baseliners1and2,and2net
players3and4.
3.Theproisfeedingtothebaseliners
fromnoman'slandbehindtheT.
4.1receivesfeedfromtheprothen
playsthepointoutdowntheline
with3,2receivesandplaysthe
pointoutdownthelinewith4.
Aspointsend,theprofeedsthe
ballforcontinuousplay.
5.34minuterotationthenplayers
1,2,3&4switchwiththeplayers
whowheredoingfootworkdrills.
Forthenextrotation,7&8arenow
atnetand5&6atthebaseline.

Triples
Greatgamefor610players.Recommendusing|
transitionball.

1.Playersstartwith1atthenetand
2atthebaseline.
2.Circlerotateeachpoint,playgame
to7or11.Goodtopracticerotation
withoutballfirst.
3.Profeedsoneteamthewhole
game,thenswitchesthefeedtothe
otherteam.
4.Dowideforehandsforagame,then
switchtobackhands.
5.Encourageplayerstobackpedal
fromnettobaselinerotation.

2Backvs2Back
1.Playersstarteachpointformthe
baseline,thenanythinggoes.
2.Procanfeenalternatefeedfrom
teamtoteamorcanfeedoneside
thewholegame.
3.Whoevermakesamistakerotates
out.Greatfor6ormoreplayers.
4.Playpointsto7or11.

Terminator
1.Playersstartwith3playersatthe
baseline.
2.Profeedshighmidcourtball,all
playersmoveforwardtotakeitout
oftheair,playpoint.
3.2ndand3rdfeedsarevolleyswith
all6playersatthenet.
4.4thfeedisalob,playersretreatand
playpoint.
4.After4pointsequence,allplayers
circlerotate.
5.Greatfor6to10players.

DowntheLineForehandPassingShot
1.Player1isatthebaselinestarting
fromthedoublesalleyonthead
side.3playerswaitingontheside.
2.Onelineontheoppositesideofthe
netstartinginnoman'slandonthe
deuceside.Proisoffcourt,adside
withabasket.
3.Profeedswideballtodeucesideof
1'sforehand1sprintstotheball.
2runstowardthenet&splitssteps.
4.Player1thenhitsaforehandpassing
shotdowntheline.Player2reaches
fortheVolleyandthepointbegins.
Afterthepointisover,1&2quickly
gettothebackoftheirlinefor3&
4toplay.Firstteamto20winsthen
theteamsswitchsides.

DropShotMe
1.Proisonasidewithabasket.
2.Onelineatthecenteratthebaseline
ononeside,onelineatthebaseline
ontheoppositeside.
3.TheProfeedsadropshot..
4.Player1sprintstothenet,getsthe
dropshotanddropshotsback.
5.Player2runsto1'sdropshotand
thepointstarts.Playthepointout.
6.As1and2exitthecourt,Profeeds
adropshottoplayer3andsoon.

HalfCourtServeandVolley
1.Theproisfreetomoveabout,the
basketiscenteredatthebackfence.
2.2receiversononeside,4to6
serversontheother.
3.Serversservestraightaheadand
avoidservestowardtheTbecause
receiversmayrunintoeachother.
4.Serversserveandvolleyonhalf
courtandplaythepointout.
Thedoublesalleysaregood.Any
timeaserverloses,hegetsballs
fromthebasketandwaitshisturn
toserveontheotherhalfofthe
court.
5.Ifaserverwinsapoint,hegetto
playanotherpoint.Ifhewinsa
secondpoint,theservergetto
replacethatreceiver.Thelosing
receivergetsballsfromthebasket
andwaitsforhisturntoserve.

Poaching
1.Sixplayersoncourt.Proisfreeto
moveabout.
2.Ononehalfofthecourt2players
1and2hitstraightaheadfromthe
baselinewhile3triestopoach
theirshots.Explanation:Player3
isatthenetonthedoublesalley
lineonthesamesidewithplayer2.
Aredspotatthenetpositiononthe
doublesalleyline.Agreenspotis
placedatthenetpositioninthe
centerofthehalfcourt.Ayellow
spotisplacedatthenetpositionon
theothersideofthehalfcourt.
3.As1&2hitbackandforth,3steps
inforavolley,closesintowardsthe
greenspotthenswitchesbacking
uptotheyellowspot.1&2continue
theirrally,thistime3triestopoach
forwardandgetbacktotheredspot.
4.Samedrillfor4,5&6onotherhalf.

RecoveryChannel
1.Fourplayersdoingfootworkdrills
fourplayersoncourtorusetwo
courtsforyoureightplayersto
spreadout.
2.Fourplayersonthecourthitting
backandforthdowntheline.
3.Atarget,suchasaroundspotis
placeatthecentermarkatthe
baselineonbothsidesofthecourt.
4.Playersaretorecoverandtouch
thetargetbetweeneachshot.
5.Alternative,samedrillcrosscourt.

Adios!
For46players
Thisisacompetitivevolleygamewereall
4playersstartattheserviceline,2on
eachside.
1.Theprofeedsfrombehindthe
servicelineinthecenterofthecourt.
2.Assoonasthepointbeginsthe4
playersmoveforwardandthepoint
isplayedinareflexivevolleystyle.
3.Whenaplayermakesamistake
theyhavean"error".
4.Twoerrorsand"adios",thatperson
leavesandthepersonwaitingat
thenetpostjumpsinandtakestheir
spot.Everyonegoesbacktozero.

Rainmaker
Greatfor45players
Thisisafullcourtsinglesgamewherethe
championisononesideandthe
challengers
ontheotherside.
1.Propositionshimselfonsamesideas
challengersandfeedstochampion,
afullcourtsinglespointisplayed.
2.Ifthechallengerwinshestaysin
andplaysasecondpoint,ifhewins
bothpointsherunstotheotherside
totakethechampionsspotwhilethe
prosfeedsahighlobforhimto
chasedown.
3.Ifthechallengerlosesthefirstpoint
hegoestotheendoftheline.

RedRover
1.Doublescirclerotationwith2atthe
netvs.2atthebaseline.Baseliners
arethechallengers.
2.Prostartsthepointwitharunning
FHorBH.Howyoustartdetermines
thedirectionofcirclerotation.
3.Ifthebaselinerswin"redrovergoes
over".Ifthebaselinerslose,thelead
persongoestotheendoftheline.
5.Participantsplayasateam but
rotateasindividuals.
6.Theprodoesnotwaitfortheplayers
torotatebutquicklyfeedsnextball.
7.Ifit'sfullcirclerotation,theplayer
leftatthenetneedstocoverthe
middleuntilhispartnergetsover.

Intense
Fastpacedgameforadvancedplayers,canbe
playedsinglesstylewith47playersordoubles
stylewith812players.

1.Playerslineupatbothbaselinesas
doublesteams.(46oneachside)
2.Profeedsnoncourtesyfeedfrom
netposti.e.:dropshots(iftheyare
atthebaseline),lobs(iftheyare
atthenet),etc.
3.Thepointisplayedandanything
goes.
4.Losingteamexitsimmediatelyand
profeedsinnextballtowinning
teamasquicklyaspossible.
5.Ifateam is"dominatingthepoint"
theruleisforcedrotationafter
winning3inarow.
6.Makesureplayerswhoarewaitingare
nearbackfenceforsafety.

VolleyBallTennis
Cooldownwhilehavingfunand
practicesettingupyoupartner
1.Threetofourplayersoneachside
ofthenet.
2.Playersshoulduseatransitionball.
3.Playersmustpasstheballtotheir
partners,butnomorethreetimes
beforehittingtheballoverthenet.
4.Theproisfreetowalkaroundand
encourageplayers.

ConsistencyVolley
Workonconsistencyvolleysaswellasmovement
forward.Teamwork

1.Onelinedownthemiddlewithlead
playerstandingbetweenthenetand
serviceline.
2.Proisontheoppositesideofthenet,
atthenetinthecenterwithhisbasket.
3.Canuseaspotonthecourtwherethe
playersarestartingtheline.
4.Theprostartswithafeed.Thefirst
playerhitsonevolleybacktothepro
thenquicklyrotatesoffthecourt
throughtheladderandbackinline.

PartnerVolley
1.Cooperativereflexvolleydrill
withpartner.
2.Greatfor68players,candoa
circlerotationeveryfewminutes
forpartnervarietyandmovement.
3.Forvariationyoumayhavethem
bothmovetothenetandthen
backtotheservicelinewithout
stoppingthedrill.

ServiceDrill
Cooldown,workonyourserve.Attempt
toservewhilestilloutofbreathfrom
thecardioworkout.
1.Fourplayersspreadoutonthe
baseline,fourplayersgettingballs
outofthebasket.
2.Youcanusespotsonthecourtto
determineeachplayers'position
fortheirserves.Youcanuse
targetsforserverstohit.
3.Eachplayerservesthreeballsthen
rotateouttogetballsandleave
roomforthenextfourplayersto
serveaswell.

DoublesKingoftheCourtwithServes
1.Aservingdoublesteamanda
receivingdoublesteam.Receivers
areking.Player1servesfromthe
deucesideandplaysthepointout
withhispartnerindoubles.Then
Player1playsanotherpointfrom
theadside.
2.Theservingteamhastowin2
pointstoreplacethekings.Ifthe
scoreis11afterthefirsttwo
pointsthenplayer1servesa3rd
point.If theservingteamloses2
pointstheygetbackinline.
3.Players3and4comeandtake
theirturn.Alternateserversforthe
pointstocome.Firstreceivingteam
towin15kingpoints,wins.

DoublesTiebreaker
1.Ifyouhaveaccessto2courts.Have
all8playerssplitintodoublesteam
andplayatiebreakerofdoubles.
2.Ifyouareononecourt. With8
playersplaytiebreakerswith4
playersoncourtandalternate
teamseverytwopoints.Youcan
have1,2,3,4play2tiebreaker
points,then5,6,7and8play2
tiebreakerpointsuntilthe
tiebreakerisoverthenwinning
teamvswinningteam.Ifyouhave
6players.Havethetwoalternating
doublesteamaduptheirpoints
againsttheoneteam.

Bobsled
For68playersUsefoamball
Twoteamsofatleast4playersareinsingle
filelineattheirrespectivebaselines.

1.Theprofeedstheballintoeither
teamplayershit onlyoneballand
thenruntothebackoftheirownline.
2.Asplayersmisstheymustsitonthe
groundwiththefirstplayersitting
downjustinsidetheserviceline.As
moreplayersmisstheymustjoin
theirbobsled.
3.Theopposingteamtriestohitthe
bobsledasthoseplayersboband
weavetoavoidincomingballs.
4.Thegameiswoneitherbymakingthe
entireopposingteamhavetositorby
hittingtheotherbobsled.

IDidIt!
For46players

1.Shortcourtgamewith2minitennis
pointsgoingonatthesametime.
2.Playersplayonepoint,winorlose,
androtate.
3.Whenachallengerwinsatotalof3
pointstheyyell,"Ididit"andthey
takethechampionsspot.

TeamServing
1.Twoteamsofatleast4playersstart
atthebaselineinasinglefileline.
Oneteaminpositiontoservetothe
deucecourt,theotherteamin
positiontoservetotheaddcourt.
2.Theballcartislocatedinnomans
land. Eachteamhasapileof7balls
intheiralleyaboutasfarbackas
nomansland.
3.Eliminateyourpileofballsfirstand
yourteamwins.
4.Prostartsthegame.Theplayers
servingoneatatimetaketurns
serving.Iftheplayermakesthe
serve,hegetstogetaballoutofthe
piletogivetohisteammateforthe
nextserve.Ifhemisseshegetsthe
balloutofthebasket.

Serveprogression
Greatwaytointroducetheservewithout"teaching"

1.Letplayersstandabout3feetfrom
thenet,4playersacrossparallel
to
thenet
2.Playersisturnedtotheright(fora
righthandedplayer)racketis
abovetheheadandtossingarmis
closetotheracket
3.Playertossesballupandusesthe
wristtohit"theserve"
Rotatetheplayersaftereveryhit,asthey
progressbringthemtotheserviceline.