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This document provides descriptions of 6 different tennis drills for younger students: 1. The "Hungry Crocodile" drill has students line up at the net to receive feeds from the coach. If they miss a shot, they lose a limb to the imaginary crocodile. The last student not entirely "eaten" wins. 2. The "Count Dracula" drill has students stand in pairs on either side of the service line, counting each volley. Speaking in a Dracula voice makes it more fun while helping students practice volleys. 3. "Running the Lines" is a warm-up drill where students sprint non-stop between the far lines of the court for 5

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Warm Up Games

This document provides descriptions of 6 different tennis drills for younger students: 1. The "Hungry Crocodile" drill has students line up at the net to receive feeds from the coach. If they miss a shot, they lose a limb to the imaginary crocodile. The last student not entirely "eaten" wins. 2. The "Count Dracula" drill has students stand in pairs on either side of the service line, counting each volley. Speaking in a Dracula voice makes it more fun while helping students practice volleys. 3. "Running the Lines" is a warm-up drill where students sprint non-stop between the far lines of the court for 5

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1.

Hungry Crocodile
This is a volley drill for younger students. Line the kids up by the net to show them the
volley movement. The kids are lined up by the net and can receive the ball from the
coach at any moment.
They have to concentrate, which is a great skill in tennis in itself. If they miss a feed,
they lose a limb to the crocodile.
First, they aren’t allowed to use their non-hitting hand. Then they ‘lose a leg’ and have
to go down on one knee and so on.
With each shot they make, they ‘regain’ a limb. The last person not to be ‘eaten’ entirely
by the crocodile wins!

2. Count Dracula
Have the kids stand in pairs either side of the service line. They count every time they
hit the ball back and forth.
In the voice of Count Dracula, to make it more fun.
This simple repetition gets them used to hitting the ball without the frustration of
beginners of hitting the net.

3. Running the Lines


This can be a warm-up or a drill to increase cardiovascular fitness. You don’t need any
gear. Just the lines of the court, and the legs of your students!
Have them run non-stop from one far line to the other end, repeatedly for 5, 10 or even
15 minutes. These short sprints really improve their speed on the court.
You’ll tailor time and intensity by age-group and fitness level.

4. Target Practice
Form a pyramid of tennis balls in a set area of the court. Feed tennis balls and have the
kids try to hit the target, knocking down the tennis balls.
They get great joy out of a bit of destruction, and you’ll be teaching ball skills in the
process.

5. Dribblers
Have the kids each take their racquet and a tennis ball. Space them apart along the
service line to avoid any accidental injuries.
Then have them dribble with racquet and tennis ball, moving to the net for older players.
Younger kids can stay at the service line. You can also call for changes in speed up and
back to increase difficulty.

6. Hit and Catch


With older kids, split them into pairs. One student serves using only their hands. Their
pair has to hit it with the racquet, and the other is to catch the ball with the hands, like
baseball but without a mitt.
This gets the racquet student seeing the importance of targeting where they are hitting
the ball. It improves hand-eye coordination of their pair. Go for 20 minutes and then
swap over.

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