Forward & Backward Forehands
Posted on Dec 17, 2007 under Drills |The purpose of this drill is to learn to play on both the offense and defense.
The Instructor (I) stands in the middle of the backcourt and feeds to player #1’s forehand side. #1 hits the first ball and then slides back to the middle.
The second ball is hit short, #1 comes in and tries to be offensive. If a good shot is hit, the player generally follows it to the net, but during this drill, pretend the opponent hits a good shot off the aggressive ball.
This should will force #1 to back up and hit the ball as shown above.
Emphasize the importance of hitting high over the net when hitting this shot.
Try to visualize targets over the net and show how they differ on each of these two hits.