Setup
Server with a bucket of balls; returner in the ready position behind the baseline.
Reps
30 returns, then switch
How to run it
- 1Server serves; returner hits a medium-pace return aimed within three feet of the baseline.
- 2Returner follows the return forward, split-stepping as the server hits the next ball.
- 3Server feeds a third shot; returner volleys or dinks it and the drill resets.
Watch for
- Stopping in the transition zone
- Returning short
- Hitting the return too hard and missing
Make it harder
Server hits a real third shot (drop or drive) and the point is played out.