3.0 and above (intermediate) Drill Clinic and games

Requirements:
- You must be 3.0 and above or be approved by the coach
- Athletic non marking soles are mandatory

DUPR will NOT be entered into the system for this event as gameplay should be for learning 🧠 🤯

Partner drills are where real improvement happens.

image.png DINK DRILLS (Control & Patience)

Straight-On dinking back and forth for feel

Both players dink back and forth
No speed-ups allowed
Goal: 25 in a row

Crosscourt Only Dinking

Both players crosscourt only
No speed-ups allowed
Goal: 25 in a row

Straight-On Dinking challenging each other

Dink straight ahead
Focus on depth and consistency
First to 50 clean contacts wins

Inside Foot Dinking

Must dink to opponent’s left or right foot
Forces accuracy and movement

Dink & Attack Pattern

4 soft dinks minimum
5th ball can be speed-up
Switch roles after 10 points

“Dead Ball” Dinking

Focus on lowest bounce possible
Track who pops one up first
Feel free to add speed ups

image.png 3RD SHOT & TRANSITION DRILLS

3rd Shot Drop Reps Straight on:

Player A is at the kitchen and starts with a nice fed ball to start drill
Player B returns deep
Player A hits drop
Reset and repeat (no point play)
Switch roles every 10

3rd Shot Drop Gamelike/Gameplay Reps. Straight on:

Player A Serves the ball
Player B returns deep
Player A hits drop
Continue to play out the point
Switch roles every 10 balls

Drive or Drop Decision Drill

Player A calls “drive” or “drop” before serve
Must execute called shot
Trains intention

3rd, 5th, 7th Ball Drill

Work full sequence:
Serve → Return → Drop → Reset → Dink
Feel free to play out the point once both are at the kitchen

Transition Reset Drill

One player at baseline
One at kitchen
Baseline player drives
Kitchen player resets (Or you can play out the point from there)
Switch roles

image.png SPEED-UP & HANDS DRILLS

Hands Battle (Kitchen Line)

Both at kitchen
Player with ball starts drill with a decent sped ball that can be played
Fast exchanges only
No stepping back

Speed-Up Awareness Drill

Must dink 4 balls
5th ball = attack opportunity
Defender works on counter
Play the point out after the counter

Body Target Drill

Aim attacks at right hip
Switch roles every 10 reps

One Player Defense

One attacks continuously
One only resets
2-minute rounds

image.png SERVE & RETURN DRILLS

Deep Return Focus

Server hits normal serve
Returner must land just inside service line or a deep target
Track % success

Serve + 1 Pattern

Serve wide
Next ball attack middle
Practice intentional patterns

Target Serving Competition

Place cones
First to hit 5 targets wins

image.png FULL POINT CONSTRAINT DRILLS

Crosscourt Only Game

Entire rally crosscourt
Forces patience

No Lob Game

Forces soft game development

Only Backhand Dinks

Builds weak side

Skinny Singles

Play half-court only
Amazing for reps & cardio

image.png PRESSURE + COMPETITIVE DRILLS

7 Ball Survival

Must make 7 clean shots before point counts

2-Point Challenge

Win point = 2
Lose rally at kitchen = -1
Forces discipline

Comeback Drill

Start down 0–5
Play to 11
Builds pressure tolerance

image.png ADVANCED PATTERN DRILLS

Middle Ball Priority Drill

All attacks must go middle
Train team communication

Shake & Bake Practice

Drive + crash net
Partner poaches

Australian Stack Pattern

Practice serve + stack movement

image.png CONDITIONING + SKILL

Dink + Sprint

10 dinks
Sprint to baseline & back
Repeat

King of Consistency

100 combined dinks
Can be made into a competition, first pair to 100 combined dinks wins

Hosted By

John Han