Doubles Clinic for Junior Tennis Players (90 minutes)

By Jason Hazley - USPTA Master Professional

-Live ball pre-match style warmup (15 mins)

Mini tennis with gradual progression to baseline

Back court rally

Volleys, Lobs and overheads

-Player fed live ball drill (20 mins)

Half court drill w/ both players starng in No Man’s Land.

Off the feed, both players move forward and close the net aacking the opponent. Points of focus: a mely split step, keeping the ball low and aacking the high volley. Up the river down the river w/ rotaons every 6 mins.

-Serve return pracce half court (25 minutes). Focus of high consistency rate of first serves and returns in play. Majority of serves are targeted up the center line.

-Doubles (30 minutes) Areas of focus and possible adjustment

-High % of first serves either at the body or up the service “T”.

-High volleys aack the opposing net person. Low volleys are deep to the baseliner or angled for a drop volley off the court.

-If a return team is struggling to make returns or play a second ball, starng with both players back can take stress off the returner and increases the chances of geng into the point.