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Drill to Win
The Rapid Fire Drill is one of the most popular drills among my students and a great way to prepare you and your partner for those bang bang doubles exchanges at the net. The two major purposes of this drill are to improve reaction time up at the net and to improve reload time after executing volleys. To execute this drill, have your partner stand about four steps back from the net while the feeder (that’s you) stands in “no man’s land” (center court, a few feet outside the service line) with a hopper full of balls.
When the net person is ready, the feeder begins feeding balls as fast as the volleyer can volley. Let the net person stay until he misses 5 balls then switch positions with you becoming the volleyer and your partner the feeder. The feeder should mix up his feeds. Some hard, some soft, some away from the volleyer and some right at his belly button. The volleyer focuses on reloading as fast as he can after every volley. Take turns and have each player do 3 sets each. As the volleyer becomes more proficient and misses fewer balls, sessions will become longer and the drill more of a workout. At that time you might limit the volleyer to twenty five or thirty balls before switching positions. As a variation, throw in a few lobs. Throwing in lobs helps keep the net man honest, gives the feeder time to reach for four more balls, and increases the severity of the workout.
As you get more advance, the feeder can move in closer, standing inside the service line. By doing so, the net man gets even less time to react and reload. Just make sure the net man executes all his shots away from you so you don’t get tagged.
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