Six drills you can take to the court today, solo, with a partner or as a four. Pick three, play them for ten minutes each, finish with points.
One player feeds deep balls past their partner at the back. The partner lets each ball bounce, come off the back glass, and returns it cross-court. Twenty balls each side.
Key point Turn early and wait for the ball to come out to you, never chase it into the glass.
The back pair may only lob. After every good lob they move up together to the net, while the net pair turns and defends. Swap roles every ten points.
Key point Move forward as a pair the moment your lob passes the net players.
Put a towel two metres in front of the back glass. Your partner feeds medium lobs; play bandejas and count how many land between the towel and the glass. Recover to the net after every shot.
Key point Slice, not power. Ten out of twenty is a good score.
All four at the net, cross-court pairs volleying to each other at the feet. Keep the ball below the tape; first pair to ten wins.
Key point Short backswing, racket out in front, punch through the ball.
The feeder sends balls down the centre. The pair must call 'mine' or 'yours' before every shot; any ball not called is a point to the feeder.
Key point Agree first: the forehand in the middle takes it.
Serve, then move straight to the net and play the first volley from the return. Score a point only if the server's first volley lands deep.
Key point Serve and move in one movement. The serve is your ticket to the net.