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Drills, Games, and Practice Routines

Learn to use a variety of fun drills, games, and practice routines to improve your tennis.
The Two Best Levels Tennis Drills for Intermediates
Full explanations of how to run the two best intermediate tennis drills in which the player works through increasingly difficult levels as she progresses.
The Two Best Scored Tennis Drills for Intermediates
Full explanations of how to run the two best intermediate tennis drills that give the player a score through which she can track her improving performance.
Animated Tour of Tennis Footwork Exercises
Animations illustrate a sequence of tennis footwork exercises you can use to warm up and as agility training.
The Lob Game - A Great Tennis Game for Medium-Large Groups
A great game for 4-10 intermediate or better tennis players.
Volley Drills and Games
How to improve your net play by practicing with a friend.
Best Practice Games: "Five Person"
The most popular game for groups of three to five intermediate to advanced players.
Best Practice Games: "Smash and Volley"
A great game for one intermediate to advanced player and two beginner to advanced players.
Group Games: Jail and Around the World
Two great tennis games for large groups of kids.
Playing Tennis Without a Court
Games and fun drills for when you can't get a court.
A More Tennis-Like Platform Tennis
A variation on platform tennis that gives great practice for full tennis groundstrokes.
Platform Tennis
Platform tennis is the one racquet sport you can play outdoors year-round, even in snow country.
Winter Tennis Without a Court
How to keep playing tennis in winter with snow on the ground and no indoor courts nearby.
Tennis Footwork Warmup - Footwork Drills
A sequence of footwork drills for use as a warmup and to improve court coverage in tennis.

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