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ORANGE BALL

CAMP 2 The Net Dominator

2018 FINAL

Athletic Skill Warm-up

Drill Objective Tim

e

Skipping To teach the

players the

skills that link

to technical

development

1

min

Side Step To develop

quality

movement

skills laterally

3

min

Carioca and

Sprint

To develop

quality

movement

skills forwards

2

min

Tag To warm the

players up

physically and

mentally

5

min

Complex

Coordinatio

n

To develop

complex

coordination

skills

5

min

Reaction

Catch To improve

reaction speed

and

anticipation

skills

5

min

Total Time 20

min

Technical/Game Development

(Players in Groups of 4 with Assigned Coach for Day)

Drill Objective Time

Continental Grip

Skills Warm-Up

To establish quality continental grip skills

that will help in developing the slice BH,

volleys & feel for underspin.

5 min

Warm-Up –

Ball Recognition

To warm up strokes, players must go to

the net on short ball moving forwards.

5 min

Up and Down

River

To get the players competing and allow

the coaches to evaluate game skills;

observe slice, volley skills in competition

& open environment

15 min

Volley to Volley To establish good continental grip skills

for quality volley technique

10 min

Volley

Progression

Live Ball

To focus on good volley technique with a

continental grip in open environment.

Work specifically on movement of

stepping out with outside foot and

stepping forward with inside foot.

10 min

Athletic

Development:

Overhead

Carioca

Teach players to move back for

overheads with arms up. Work on

balance and strength.

5 min

Overhead Develop confidence in overheads using

continental grip.

10 min

½ Court

Approach Pass

To teach players how to transition to the

net, to find the strike zone on the

approach and control the volley to a

target.

15 min

Break During break, coaches divide players into

two equal teams

15 min

Total Time 1 hour

15 min

NET DOMINATOR

Practice Plan- Session 1 Theme of this camp: MATCH PREPARATION

NET DOMINATOR Practice Plan- Session 2 Theme of this camp is MATCH PREPARATION

Junior Team Tennis - Team Competition

Drill Objective Time

1. Discuss Theme Match Preparation 5 min

2. Dynamic Warm

Up

Coaches get players warmed up for Match Play 10 min

3. Serve & Return To work on developing the basic foundation of

serve & return patterns in a closed

environment

15 min

4. Organize Teams Players come up with team name, cheer 5 min

5. Team Line Up Line both teams up like college dual format.

Coaches announce the doubles matches.

5 min

6. Doubles Coaches review doubles positions, roles prior

to playing. The team match starts with a

doubles match. Coach encourages players to

attempt serve and volley tactics. Players play 2

rounds of doubles matches. Matches are timed

to allow for the coordination of multiple

matches.

40 min

7. Singles At the completion of the doubles matches,

send out players to compete in singles.

20 min

8. Camp Wrap

Up/Review

Character Theme/

Homework

Bring the parents and player together to the

side of the court and show the homework

assignment for the players (see camp

curriculum)

10 min

20 minutes left open for water breaks,

transition time between drills, etc.

Total

camp =

3.5 hours

Athletic Skill Warm-up Skipping

Objective: to teach the players the skills that link to technical

development.

Execution

1. Line the players up on the 60 baseline

2. Skip to the net while facing the net

3. Skip forwards with height at least 10 skips

4. Skip sideways to the net

1. Left / Left

2. Right / Right

Observation Athletic Skill

Coordination of Arms:

• Both arms close to the body

• Use of opposite arm to foot

• Both arms help the player gain height

as skip.

• Coordination

Athletic position:

• Head and shoulders level and eyes

forward

• Back straight

• Quiet feet, with strong push off the

ground

• Dynamic

Balance

• Lower Body

Strength

Athletic position

• Arms and the legs do not cross the

midline of the body (Note that the

picture shows the player s knee

crossing the midline).

• Knees and elbows are at 90 degrees

to the body.

• Upper and

Lower Body

Strength

Athletic Skill Warm-up Side Steps

Objective: to develop quality movement skills laterally.


Athletic Position

• Head and shoulders level and

eyes forward

• Back straight.

• Dynamic

Balance

Arms & Feet:

• Both arms stretched out

straight at shoulder height and

at the side of the body

• Both feet pointing straight

ahead.

• Upper &

Lower Body

Strength

Execution:

Start at the 60 doubles

sideline, move across the

court to other sideline

1. Side steps with arms held

out wide at shoulder height,

2. Move across court and

back four times

Athletic Skill Warm-up Tag

Objective: to warm up the players physically and mentally.

Execution:

1. Groups of 4 players, each on 1 court

with a coach

2. Players move twice around court slowly

as a group to warm up

3. Tag: the teacher identifies a leader in

each group who will be the tagger

4. Define the space within the doubles

area of the 60 court for the tag game

5. Play 3-4 rounds

6. Once a player is tagged they have to

stand still until all of the players have been

tagged by the team leader


Change of Direction:

• ability of players to change direction quickly

(links to changing direction quickly and

recovery in the game).

• ability of players to keep head level and eyes

forward with a good posture

• Agility

• Dynamic Balance

Athletic Skill Warm-up Carioca and Sprint

Objective: to develop quality movement skills moving forward


Carioca steps

• head level and eyes forward.

• chest, shoulders and hips face the

net while the legs cross over

• Coordination

• Dynamic

Balance

Sprint:

• Use of arms to increase the leg

drive. (This will increase the

speed of the legs.)

• Speed

Execution:

3. Turn and sprint through the other 60 doubles side line

4. Repeat with players facing the net . Start carioca with other foot and move back to the side they started on

1. Start on the 60

doubles side line,

facing the net

2. Two carioca steps-

keeping the chest

facing the net

Athletic Skill Warm-up Complex Coordination Objective: to develop complex coordination skills. Complex coordination means doing one

thing with one part of the body while doing something else with another part. It is an athletic

skill that is vital to becoming a good tennis player.


Speed of coordination: how quickly the

players can get to four balls indicates the

level of their complex coordination skills.

• Complex

Coordination


Ready Position: players should have a

good athletic base (feet a little more than

shoulder width apart, with knees bent)

Their hands are out to the side, and the

players should catch between their hip

and waist

• Balance

Execution:

1. Two players face each other about 4-6 feet apart

2. Player A starts by tossing one ball with the right hand for player B to catch with the left hand

4. Player B then passes the ball from the left hand to the right before tossing it back to Player A.s left hand.

5 The ball should be tossed to the side of the body

6. Add a second ball.

PROGRESSIONS:

1. Increase the number of

balls to 3 and then 4

2. Introduce lateral

movement while tossing

the balls

Athletic Skill Development Reaction Catch

Objective: to improve reaction speed and anticipation skills

(Reaction catch is a skill that can be developed at a young age).

Execution:

1. Player A holds a ball in each hand at shoulder height and drops one randomly

2. Player B is 6 ft. away and sprints forward to catch the ball after one bounce

3. Player B moves back after each successful try OR lowers arms nearer to the ground


Reaction Catch.

• Reaction and quick movement

forwards

• Catch with hand on appropriate side

of body

• Reaction

Speed

• Coordination

Progression: Player B adds split step

before Player A drops ball; Player B

takes 2-3 steps forward, split steps,

turns and catches ball to side & front

of body.

Technical/Game Development Continental Grip Skills Warm-up

Objective: For coaches to observe continental grip skills and for players to

warm up making contact with the ball using a continental grip.


Continental Grip: are the players able to

control the head of the racquet above the

hand while having a continental grip?

Coordination


Control of the Ball to a Target : players

should learn how to generate pace using

their legs and core, not by increasing the

size of the swing. Work with the players

to set the racquet out in front of their

body and transfer their weight through

the shot using their legs to send the ball

back to the other side.

Upper/Core/

Lower Body

Strength

Execution:

1. Two players start on each

service line- one behind

the other (players are on

both sides of the court)

2. Player A feeds the ball to

Player B

3. Player A moves behind

Player C

4. Player B makes contact and sends the ball back to Player C

5. Player B then moves behind Player D.

6. This drill has a ping pong like rotation

*If need to regress, have players in 2’s hit with

partner cooperatively using continental grip

GAME:

1. Longest Rally- which court can

get the most balls over the net

without missing.

2. Game to 11.

Technical/Game Development Up and Down the River Objective: to get the players competing and allow the coaches to evaluate game skills

Execution Observation Skills

1. If preferred, create two full 60

singles courts using throw down

lines (lines run along the net post to

create the new singles sidelines)

2. Play games to 7 points, playing down

the line

3. Once 50% of the teams finish- the

lead coach will yell bump (winners

up, challengers down)

HANDS: Grips, Preparation,

Swing Paths

• Balance

• Coordination

FEET: Are the players willing to

move forward?

• Agility

• Balance

• Coordination

EYES/MIND: Contact between

the hip and the shoulder – the

strike zone ?

• Lower and Upper Body

Strength

• Ball Recognition

Observation /

Player

P1 - P2 - P3 - P4 -

HANDS: GPS?

FEET: moving

forwards?

EYES/MIND: Strike

Zone?

Technical Development Volley to Volley Objective: to establish good continental grip skills for quality volley technique.

4

3 2

Execution Observation Athletic Skill

1. P1 and 2 stand across from each other at the

net grip choked up on the racquet and non-

dominant hands behind their backs

2. As each player progresses the hand can slowly

be brought down from the throat to the

handle.

To isolate skill:

Bring Players closer to net.

P1 tosses to P2, P2 volleys across net, P1 catches;

change roles.

HANDS: Player has continental grip with

racquet above the hand.

FEET: Player maintains athletic base, split steps

before volley.

FEET: Player sets outside foot behind the ball

then steps to the ball with opposite foot.

EYES/MIND: Timing of Split Step

• Coordination

• Upper Body

Strength

• Balance

• Lower Body

Strength

• Reaction

Speed

• Anticipation

1

Observation /

Player

P1 - P2 - P3 - P4 -

HANDS: Cont. Grip /

Racquet above hand?

FEET: Split Step Before

Volley?

FEET: Sets outside leg

behind ball?

Technical Development Volley Progression – Live Ball Game

Objective: to establish good continental grip skills for quality volley technique.

4

3 2


1. Players begin game from service line with a

cooperative first feed.

2. Volley to volley game to 7 points.

HANDS: Player has continental grip with

racquet above the hand.

FEET: Player maintains athletic base, split steps

before volley.

FEET: Player sets outside foot behind the ball

then steps to the ball with opposite foot.

EYES/MIND: Timing of Split Step

• Coordination

• Upper Body

Strength

• Balance

• Lower Body

Strength

• Reaction

Speed

• Anticipation

1

Observation /

Player

P1 - P2 - P3 - P4 -

HANDS: Cont. Grip /

Racquet above hand?

FEET: Split Step Before

Volley?

FEET: Sets outside leg

behind ball?

Athletic Development Skill Overhead Carioca

Objective: to develop quality movement skills moving backwards to prepare for

overhead


Carioca steps

• maintains balance while moving

backwards.

• Both hands up, shoulders turned

toward net.

• Coordination

• Dynamic Balance

Execution:

1. Players begin facing net.

2. Players turn and drop step

backwards with both hands up.

3. Players can execute movement

with racket to simulate hitting

overhead.

Technical Development Overhead Smash

Objective: to establish good continental grip skills for quality overhead technique.

4

3 2


1. Players are across net from each other with

one at baseline and one at net.

2. Players at baseline cooperatively feed

overheads to player at net.

3. Players switch positions after designated

amount of time. See who can keep the

longest smash rally going

HANDS: player can maintain continental grip on

overhead

FEET: player can perform sideways cross-over

(drop-step) with balance

HANDS: player has both hands up

• Coordination

• Dynamic

Balance

• Core Strength

1

Observation /

Player

P1 - P2 - P3 - P4 -

HANDS: maintain cont.

grip?

FEET: Sideways X-over

with balance?

HANDS: Both hands

up?

Technical/Game Development Approach and Passes Game

Objective: to establish good continental grip skills for quality volley technique.


1. P1 plays P3 and P2 plays P4.

2. P1 and 2 are approaches. P3 and 4 are

passers.

3. P3/4 feed the ball to short of the service line

(Green Box Target).

4. P1/2 approach and play out the point. Lobs

are allowed. First to 7. Then switch roles.

5. Team Singles FULL COURT. First to 7.

EYES/MIND: player moves forward to short ball

and contacts in strike zone? (between hip and

shoulder)

HANDS: player can maintain continental grip at

the net with volleys and overheads.

HANDS: Movement of the bottom edge of the

racket to the target

• Reaction Speed

• Anticipation

• Footwork

• Upper Body

Strength

Observation /

Player

P1 - P2 - P3 - P4 -

EYES/MIND: forwards

and contact?

HANDS: Continental

Grip at net?

HANDS: bottom edge

of racket to target

P1

P4 P3

P2

Dynamic Warm-Up

Technical/Game Development Serve and Return Patterns


1. P1 and 4 are serving to the wide targets and

coming forward to volley off the return down

the line (Green Boxes)

2. P2 and 3 are returning CROSS COURT.

3. Coach is helping the Deuce returner (P2) with:

- Split-Step

- Outside Leg Load

- Unit Turn with Shoulders

- Weight moving through direction of the

return.

4. Coach decides when to rotate players around

every position.

EYES/MIND: Player has a timely split-step?

HANDS: player has an efficient unit turn?

FEET: player can load on outside leg before

weight transfer through the direction of the

return with BALANCE?

• Dynamic

Balance

• Coordination

• Upper/Core/

Lower Body

Strength

Observation /

Player

P1 - P2 - P3 - P4 -

EYES/MIND: timely

split-step

HANDS: efficient unit

turn

FEET: Outside Leg

Load with BALANCE?

P4 P1

C

P3 P2

Teachable Moments Match Preparation

Objective: to work on thinking about ways to be prepared both

mentally and physically before and after a match

Character Theme Talking Points

THROUGHOUT THE CAMP:

1. What did you do to prepare to come to camp today?

2. Who prepared your bag? Who got your snacks/water bottle ready?

3. How do you prepare for competition?

4. When does preparation begin? How much time are you awake before going to

practice? Ask about times. (at least 1.5 hrs before)

5. How do you get in the right mind set? Is your mindset resilient and ready for

adversity?

6. How much sleep did you get last night? Do you sleep more before a match?

7. What do you like to eat before you matches/practice?

8. Do you like to be rushed before a match?

DURING TEAM COMPETITION SESSION:

What do you need to have in your bag before going out to court?

Athletic Skill Homework 1. Jump Rope

Objective: to develop coordination, foot speed and endurance

Teaching points for players and parents Athletic Skill

• The arms are close to the body

• The arms and legs are coordinated and the player has a

rhythm

• Landing is on balls of feet with QUIET feet

• THE HEAD AND SOULDERS ARE LEVEL. THE BACK IS

STRAIGHT AND THE EYES ARE FORWARD

• Complex Coordination

• Upper, core and lower body

strength

• Dynamic Balance

• Endurance

Execution:

1. Each player needs a

jump rope of the right

length

2 . Player must learn to:

i) jump rope 50 times with

BOTH feet together

MOVING FORWARDS

ii) jump rope 50 times

with alternate feet

MOVING FORWARDS

.

3. Player must learn to:

i) jump rope 30 times

moving to the LEFT with

BOTH feet

ii) jump rope 30 times

moving to the RIGHT with

ALTERNATE feet .

Athletic Skill Homework 2 - Chest Throw

Objective: to develop lower, core and upper body strength as part of development of the kinetic chain

Teaching points for players and

parents

Athletic Skill

The player

• can extend the legs before the arms

• generates speed and distance of the

ball towards a target

• Complex Coordination

(development of kinetic

chain)

• Upper, Core and Lower

Body Strength

• Dynamic Balance

Execution:

1. Each player has a small soccer

ball or basketball

2 . Player is trying to throw the ball from the chest as far forward as possible in a straight line

i. The feet should be shoulder width apart

ii. The fingers of both hands should be behind

the ball, and the elbows are bent at shoulder

height

iii. Both knees should be bent

iv. Extend the knees, followed by the arms to

throw the ball forwards from the chest as fast

and far as possible

v. Repeat the same action with the legs and

arms, but this time the player turns around

and tosses the ball as far as possible over the

head and behind the body

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