Pre-Game Warm-Up
PRE-GAME WARM-UP, ALL LEVELS
(Source: Third shot sport You tube video w/ Mark Renesson)
Requirements:
- Your body is warmed up and stretched
- This is just to get you ready skill wise before a match
- 2 players
- Half the court
- Ball
HOW TO DRILL:
- With both players at the net
- Start with some dinking
- 10 – 15 shots each
- Both players back away from the net to the baseline
- Practice ground strokes baseline to baseline
- 10 – 15 shots each
- One player moves up to the NVZ line
- Keeps other player back at the baseline with deep volleys
- The other player continues with ground strokes
- 10 – 15 shots
- The baseline player switches from ground strokes to lob
- The player at the NVZ practices overhead shots
- 5 to 10 shots
- The baseline player moves up to NVZ line as the other player moves back to the baseline
Repeat the cycle of the ground strokes and lob / overhead shot