Next Level 350 Series

Thank you for attending Lesson 10 of our 12 week Training Series! Please note that lessons do not have to be taken in numerical order. You are welcome to start anytime during the 3 month rotation.

Here are your notes and homework from class. Keep practicing to solidify all you learned.

Looking forward to seeing you next week!

Notes & Homework 

Skill: Offensive Drop Shot:  More push through the ball, Better set up to ball, Diving drop with topspin

• Contact Point: Contact Point out in front, approx 12-15” in front of toes. Push forward through the ball with a guiding motion.
• Weight Transfer: Allow weight to flow forward into your shot. Load through the shot with weight transfer focusing on forward and low to create optimal ball flight.
• Body Positioning: Square up to the ball: point your toes, hips, shoulders and paddle towards the ball.
• Hands: Soft relaxed hand with continental grip, soft stable wrist, lay back or pronate your wrist.
• Swing: Smooth,slow, even swing tempo with no backswing behind the body. Follow through pointing your paddle out in front directed at where you placed the ball. Will feel like an extended dink.

Drill: Drop Shot Collector Cross Court:  CC is most offensive placement 

• 1 player at NVZ and 1 player at baseline.
• NVZ player feeds balls to baseline player and keeps track of how many drops they hit in the NVZ.
• Set timer for 1 min rounds. Count how many drop shots baseline player can land in NVZ or diving just behind the NVL in the 1 min round.
• Repeat and see if you can beat your own time or compete with your drilling partner. 

Skill: Drop Shot Placement Strategies

• Drop Cross Court with Stagger
  
  • When hitting player is beginning contact- non hitting partner begins to approach
  • Approaching player should arrive at NVZ first ready for a poach or attack
  • Approaching player is very focused on the quality of the drop shot to know how to approach.
• Drop Down the line 
  
  • Approaching player will look to cover middle.
  • Hitting player will look to play defense and hold back.
  • This is a defensive approach and does not set up a poach.