Lob With Drills

Key Points

• If your opponent gets too close to the net mix up hitting the lob to keep them back
• Use a lob warm up drill with 2 players back aiming to hit the ball just inside the baseline
• A big part of being at the net is reading when your opponent is going to lob, so practice lobs and volleys together
• Learn to read when your opponent is dropping under the ball to hit a lob, or driving through for a passing shot
• Gamify the previous drills: Play normal points and if your opponent returns a ball and it lands closer to the service line than the baseline then you need to approach the net
• If a player wins a point with a lob that goes over the opponents head they receive 2 points
• Lobs should be taught the same time you are learning the volley