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Serving Under Pressure - Stress Test
Player & Coach Positions
-The primary player will be positioned to return a serve. The other player and/or coach will be in position on the opposite side of the net to feed the serves.
Drill
-Create a pressure scenario for the player such as match point or break points. Challenge them that if they hit six first serves, they will win the match.
Lets's now add some degree of difficulty based on skill set. The now must hit four first serves to:
-Outside half of the deuce court
-Inside half of the deuce court
-Outside half of the ad court
-Inside half of the ad court
In order to further simulate the pressure of the situation you can add 10 push ups or a sprint each time they are not. succcessful. This will add to the stress and pressure of the drill as well as a motivator. We only recommend adding this for skilled players.
Submitted by Michele
2/8/2010 3:13:51 PM