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Why are footwork drills important in tennis?
Tennis footwork drills are fundamental drills for tennis players of all levels, from beginners to pro’s. Footwork drills tremendously elevate your entire game and makes you get the ball. Improving your footwork also makes you much more agile on the tennis court and greatly improve your tennis strength.
They are essential part of any tennis training.
How can tennis players achieve better footwork?
This is one of the best exercises for tennis players to greatly improve tennis footwork. It develops and increases the anaerobic phosphagen endurance, achieving maximum heart rate. The drill will not only help with your footwork, but also with your overall fitness and tennis strength.
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The drill
The coach feeds the balls from the basket onto the player’s forehand. The cone is in the middle of the baseline. The player has to switch between a forehand diagonal and a parallel forehand. The intensity is 95%.
After every hit the player has to move laterally around the cone. Duration of each practice is 15 seconds, with 20 second break. Repeat 6 times to complete the series. Take a 90 second break.
Do the second series the same, but switch between forehand and backhand.
Do the third series hitting only backhands.
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