400 Series: Skills & Drills Lab
Dink & ATP
Takeaways & Training Tasks
Keep the momentum rolling with these quick steps:
- Refresh your memory with the 2 skills, 2 drills, and training video.
- Knock out the drills 2–3x before we meet again.
- Each time you play, pick one skill and make it your mission to use it often and on purpose.
Top Spin Dink
- Grip: Eastern Forehand/Backhand
- Stance: Open or Semi Open pushing forward through the shot
- Paddle Prep: Low to High swing plane in a C Shape, avoid scooping up at
the end. For less shot depth - push forward less. For more depth - push
through the ball more - Contact Point: In front and to the side, transferring weight into the shot. Lead with top edge of the paddle
- Follow Through: Out in front towards the target with non dominant hand
acting as counter balance
NVZ Top Spin Progression
- 1- Net rolls: trap ball against net cord and roll it over with paddle
- 2- Self feed cross court emphasis on top spin
- 3- Partner to Partner cross court emphasis on top spin
ATP: Around the Post
- Stance: Open stance towards the sideline
- Weight Transfer: Moving into the ball
- Contact Point: Low and out in front of you.
- Defending the ATP: Prep paddle low and out in front of you. Move back and to the sideline to defend.
ATP Progression
- 1- Self Feed
- 2- Partner Feed
- 3- Group feed and block
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