In the next exercise we will use the numbered cones again, but remember, the cones represent the entire quadrant in which they are placed. The cone itself is not the target.
The first exercise you will see is with one player feeding the other. The hitter calls out the number of the quadrant he or she is aiming for before the feed bounces on his side of the net. This is a very important issue. The decision must be made as early as possible.
Four, he scores one. He calls two, gets it. He calls three, gets it. Didn't call it out, three for four.
Notice in the last segment that I reminded the hitter that he had to call out the target number before the ball landed on his side of the net. This is critical. Now let's take a look at the next step in the progression, a live ball groundstroke drill.
Now let's set him up on both sides and do groundstroke drill. Before the ball bounces, you both should call out where you are aiming for, and it's a quadrant. This will be your number three, your number two, your number one, your number four. There we go.
Everyone knows where you are hitting two, right? He said four Holly.
Alright. Now let's move to some other possibilities. How about the volley?
Now at the net, same thing, and now I should I call it while the ball's in the air, before it crosses the net. I have got to decide. Where am I going to hit to, and make that decisions stick. Very important. Here we go. One, you missed it. One. Three. Four. Two. Two. One more, two.
Let's end this section with a good reminder I once heard from a friend of mine. He said, an early bad decision is better than a late good decision. Now that's a tennis quote to remember.
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