Hand-Eye & Foot-Eye Coordination Drills for Tennis: Precision and Speed

Key Points

• Eye-hand and foot-eye coordination:

  • Coordination in sport is not just reflex speed (200-250 ms) but also heavy cognitive processing - deciding how, where, and when to play the ball, while anticipating the opponent's response.
  • Hand-eye and foot-eye drills should always focus on precision first, then add speed once accuracy is consistent.

• BlaizePods drill:

  • If the pod lights green -* touch with right hand; red -* touch with left hand. Same principle can be applied to the feet. Combine both for added difficulty.
  • Always monitor asymmetries (dominant vs. non-dominant hand or foot). Train weaker sides specifically to reduce performance gaps.

• Advanced BlaizePods + UNO cards drill:

  • Place 4 pods on a table and match each pod color to a UNO card number.
  • When a pod lights up, remember the corresponding card number, deactivate the pod, and keep the number in mind.
  • Add the next number when another pod lights up (e.g., blue = 2, yellow = 3 - total 5).
  • Start with addition, then progress to subtraction or multiplication for higher cognitive demand.
  • Keep drills short (around 5 minutes) but high quality - challenge both physical reaction and mental calculation simultaneously.