3-DAY DIVISION

LIVE-OUT TRAINING
FOR COACHES

TENNIS
 COACHING
• ACTIVITY
– WRITE OR COMPOSE A
SIMPLE BUT
MEANINGFUL PASSAGE
OR SAYINGS ABOUT
COACHING
( 5 MINUTES )
TENNIS BASIC TO ADVANCE COURSE
• CONDITIONING
• BASIC STROKES
A. Forehand Baseline
B. Backhand Baseline
C. Forehand Approach Shot
D. Backhand Approach Shot
E. Forehand Volley Shot
F. Backhand Volley Shot
G. Overhead Shot/ SMASH
H. Drop Shot
• 3. APPROACH SHOT
A. Finding short Ball Range to create approach shot

B. Finishing the point/ find the target far from the

opponent.

* 4. TARGET
A. 1,2,3,4,5 and letter T
B. Determine the Weak Hand
• 5. SERVE
A. Deuce Court
B. Add Court / Advantage Court

The Fundamentals of Training

Conditioning
A. Dynamics warm up and stretching exercise
B. Cardio Vascular endurance
1 forward /backward sprint- succession
2 lateral sprint – succession
3 Jogging – succession
4 line suicides – succession
C. Leg endurance
Line drills
* 2 foot hop * 2 foot lateral hop
*Alternate foot shuffle * 1 foot hop
* 1 foot lateral hop
Ladder Drills
*Single foot run
*double foot run
* lateral shuffle single foot
* lateral shuffle double foot
* hop scotch / open - close
* icky Shuffle / inside – out / left and right
• Basic Strokes Fundamentals
a. footwork
b. Forehand Grip
c. Backhand Grip
d. Ready Position
e. Location of Ball contact
f. Height of the ball contact
g. Distance to the ball
h. Circular head motion of racquet
i. Body positioning
j. Follow through
 Approach Shot Fundamentals
1. Get into the Ball Quickly
2. Go to the side of the ball
3. Spin the ball
4. Put the ball into the weak hand of the
opponent
• Serve Fundamentals
Ball Toss
Continental Grip
Ball Contact – 11 o clock
Leg spring/ Leg Bend
Body position
Shallow drop
Follow through
Drills for intermediate players to administer by
the coach/ trainer (ball Feeding)
1. Forehand /backhand (front feeding)
2. Forehand /backhand (net feeding)
3. Forehand /backhand (baseline feeding)
4. Approach/running shot (front feeding)
5. Approach/running shot (net feeding)
6. Approach/running shot (baseline feeding)
7. Netting face to face feeding
8. Netting middle court feeding
9. Netting baseline feeding
10. Overhead shot (front feeding)
11. Overhead shot baseline feeding
12. Combination of all shots with targets (ball feeding)