Fast Pace Feed "Adaptability" Drill: Philosophy and Demonstration

Key Points

• Start with a shadow serve and recover quickly
• Fast feed 5 to 8 balls from the net to the player at the baseline
• This drill helps with racket head speed, ball control, pace control and adapting quickly to different stances, shots and situations
• Feed balls so the player is off-balance and simulate the type of shots they would get in a match
• 2 or 3 errors out of 6 shows that the drill is challenging enough for the player to constantly improve
• Players learn from making mistakes