Solo Drills

Service | Drives | Kills | Boast | Drops | Lob | Volley

Service

1. Ten lob serves to target area at back of court from each service box.
2. Ten hard serves, aiming for target areas near the side wall, half-court line and centre of back quarter.

Straight Drives

1. Consecutive drives, aimed for a decreasing target area, progressing from the whole back quarter to the width of the service box, then a narrow channel along the side wall, or the service box.
2. Consecutive drives to land behind service box.
3. Drive alternately above and below the cut line.
4. Drive alternately short and long to move backwards and forwards.
5. Overhit drives-play ball continuously off back wall.
6. Three good length drives, one short, continuously.
7. One hard low shot, one higher recovery shot, continuously.
8. Set number of good length shots, set up easy short shot, play next shot to perfect length into marked area in back corner of the court.

Cross Court Drives

1. Set up easy shot, hit X-court for ball to die in back corner.
2. Two straight shots then X-court drive for ball to die in back corner.
3. One straight drive, one boast, then X-court for ball to die in back corner.
4. Overhit straight drive, play X-court for ball to die in back corner.

Short Kills

1. Set up high bouncing straight shot and try to hit fast into nick. Try straight and then X-court shot. Straight Short Kill-Pairs
2. A feeds from behind, short straight, B tries to kill into nick.
3. A serves, B plays short X-court, A kills short straight shot into nick.
4. A serves, B plays boast, A kills short straight shot into nick.
5. As above, rally should continue if possible after kill shot, with A playing short straight kill off every short ball.

Boast

1. Set up easy straight shot for boast.
2. Two or more straight drives then boast, run to pick up for two or more straight drives on the other side then boast, etc., boast, drop, etc., so moving side to side.
3. From short line, straight drive, boast, drop, weak X-court, boast, etc
4. Throw ball to practice back corner boast: (a) throw onto backwall, play boast; (b) throw so that ball hits back wall then side wall, play boast; (c) throw so that ball hits side wall then back wall, play boast. Repeat in other back corner.

Straight Drop

1. Set up easy short straight shot. Drop into front then side wall.
2. Feed shot onto front wall, side wall, then drop.
3. Play two or more length drives, drop from behind short line.

Cross Court Drop, Reverse Angle and Short Angle.

1. Feed easy straight shot, X-court drop or reverse angle, or short angle.
2. Feed shot onto front wall, side wall, play X-court drop, reverse angle or short angle.
3. Three long drives, X-court drop from back of court, or reverse angle.
4. Stand in front of short line, hit alternately front wall, side wall and side wall, front wall, aiming very close to the corner.

Lobs

1. Feed short shot, lob straight to drop in back of court.
2. Feed short shot, lob X-court.
3. Boast from in front of short line, lob straight or X-court.
4. Boast from in front of short line, drop, lob straight or X- court.
5. Boast, lob X-court, straight drive, boast, lob X-court, etc.
6. Boast, lob straight. straight drive, boast, lob straight, etc.

Length Volleys - Solo

1. Alternate drive and volley.
2. Volley rally, start close to the front wall, move two paces further back after hitting six or more consecutive volleys at each distance.
3. Start near the front wall, gradually moving back while keeping ball going to behind service box, then forward again.
4. Alternate forehand and backhand volleys.
5. Round the clock volleys - hit one forehand, one backhand, two forehand, two backhand etc up to twelve.
6. Two or more straight volleys, one X-court to length.
7. Stand close to front corner, volley alternately forehand and backhand, hitting side wall, front wall, then front wall, side wall, close to the corner

Short Volleys and Volley Boast

1. Set up high shot, volley straight into front corner so that ball
2. Set up high shot, volley X-court in-o front corner.
3. Set up high shot, volley boast.
4. Alternate ;drive and short volley either straight, X-court or
5. Two or more length volleys, one short volley either straight , X-court or boast.