| When playing tennis, it is important to develop one's | | | | To begin, player one stands in the center of the court |
| arm strength to be able to deliver smashing forehand | | | | on the baseline while player two stands across the |
| and backhand serves and volleys. And how does one | | | | court from player one. Right-handed players begin this |
| go about improving their arm strength? A series of | | | | drill in the add court whereas left-handed one start in |
| tennis conditioning drills that will not only make your | | | | the deuce court. |
| arms stronger, it will also help you game in the long run | | | | To begin, player one hits the ball cross-court to player |
| by developing your reflexes and footwork skills as | | | | two using a backhand serve. Player two returns the |
| well. | | | | serve to player one also using a backhand. Play |
| 20 in a Row | | | | continues in this manner using only backhand to hit the |
| The first of these tennis conditioning drills is for two | | | | ball. To up the competitive ante on this drill, the players |
| players. Player one stands on the baseline in the | | | | can play a game where the first player to reach |
| center of the court while player two stands in the | | | | eleven points wins, with one point for each time their |
| middle of the court between the net and baseline with | | | | opponent misses the ball. |
| a bucket containing at least 20 balls. Player two feeds | | | | Finally we have a tennis conditioning drill that teaches |
| the balls to player one with the aim of making player | | | | players to hit down the line without landing in foul |
| one run the baseline as much as possible. For each ball | | | | territory. This drill is also for two players, who begin the |
| the player hits, they earn one point and for each ball | | | | drill standing in the center of the court on the baseline |
| they miss they lose one point. | | | | on opposite sides of the net. Player one begins by |
| Once player one has received 20 balls, the drill is | | | | hitting the ball down the line using their forehand. Player |
| completed and their final score is tallied. After | | | | two hits the ball back to player one with their |
| practicing this drill for a number of weeks, players | | | | backhand, unless they are left-handed. If this is the |
| should notice their scores increasing as they gain arm | | | | case, they also use a forehand stroke. |
| strength and agility. When running this drill, coaches | | | | The key to hitting the ball down the line is to hit the ball |
| should make sure players are strictly adhering to the | | | | evenly and not too hard. This drill can also be played |
| fundamentals of the sport, especially towards the end | | | | as a game in a similar manner to the backhand |
| as the player tires from running. | | | | cross-court drill above. After one player reaches a |
| Backhands and Down the Line Shots | | | | score of eleven, players switch sides so that both |
| The second of the tennis conditioning drills has players | | | | have a chance to hit forehand and backhand. |
| developing their backhands. This drill is for two players. | | | | |