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Pre Competition Session: Restricted and Unrestricted Rallying Games

This Session gets your players to play lots of points within a short space of time; ideal for players with a competition coming up. We start with restricted games, allowing players to think about a specific tactic, and lead into unrestricted points - where anything goes. Read on to learn more!

Tennis can be a very long game and requires concentration, stamina and skill (who can forget the Isner v Mahut match at Wimbledon 2010, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes!)

This match lasted as long as it did because both players were not thinking too far ahead and were playing the game one shot at a time!

Designed to work several players at once this rallying session will really get your players working and thinking hard! - By imposing restrictions on some of these games and not on others you can encourage players to stop and think about how they are playing the game and whether they might be more successful if they adopted a different strategy.

The 'Gonzo' Run Around Forehand!

This week's Session, uses progressive drills and videos to help you get your players striking powerful inside-out forehand strokes, Gonzo style! Read on to learn more!

Fernando González, affectionately known as Gonzo or the La Reina Bomber for his ferocious forehand, was one of the best known players to regularly use their forehand on his wrong side. Many players who favour their forehand to their backhand, such as Nadal, regularly use this stroke to ensure they hit the ball back with as much venom as possible.

To get all your players striking a biting forehand from their backhand side this session sees your players working in groups of three - playing co-operative rallies to improve their stroke play, movement and consistency. As one player works on their forehand from the backhand corner your other players will have to keep the ball alive, using down the line ball and cross-court shots.

Everyone will have a chance to work in all the positions, as players rotate regularly to make sure they stay alert and continue to think carefully about the next shot they're going to play and how they intend to play it!