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Tennis drills for technique 1,5 meter / corona / covid-19

  • Put a ball on the players rackets, and let them steal each other's balls without falling off. 
  • If their ball is stolen or falls off, let them run e.g. for 1 round 
  • Depends on the age!
  • The players will face each other in pairs from the circle area. 
    • That circle area is delimited with strips or cones or pots.
    • The trainer gives a start signal and then they try to tap each other.
    • They may only move around the area by sideways movement (tag axes)


Corona: 

  • Racket in hand 
    • Tap with racket


For the first time 3 points

drawing Warming-up drill (5 stations)
  • Jump where you stand: 
    • Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. 
    • Concentrate on a point on the floor and hop up and down where you are standing.
  • Side jump: 
    • Stand up straight, keep your hands in front of you and jump from side to side.
  • Butt Kicks: 
    • Stand up straight, and keep running in your place while your heel touches your buttocks with every step.
  • High stepping: 
    • Raise the leg with the knee at a 90 degree angle.
    • Quickly alternate with the other leg.
  • Standing bike crunches: 
    • Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. 
    • Bring your knee to your opposite elbow. 
    • Go back to the starting position and repeat with the other side (belly / legs).
  • Sumo squat: 
    • Stand with your feet 6-12 inches apart.
    • Stretch out your arms in front of you. 
    • Lower your body until your thighs are parallel to the floor. 
    • Return to the starting position and repeat the exercise (legs / buttocks).
  • Jumping without a rope: 
    • Hold your arms along your side and pretend you're holding the end of a jump rope in each hand. 
    • Jump up and come down alternately on the ball of each foot, while at the same time turning your wrists as if you were letting a rope go around.
  • Jumping without a rope 
    • Hold your arms along your side and pretend to be holding the end of a skipping rope in each hand. 
    • Jump up with 2 feet while simultaneously twisting your wrists as if you were making a rope go around.
  • Arm Swings clockwise: 
    • Stand on the ground with your arms straight outstretched to the side at shoulder height. 
    • Move your arms quickly in large circles clockwise (arms).
  • Arm Swings counterclockwise:  
    • Stand on the ground with your arms straight outstretched to the side at shoulder height. 
    • Move your arms quickly in large circles counterclockwise (arms)
  • Toy soldiers: 
    • Start with your feet shoulder-width apart. Keep your legs and arms stretched. 
    • Kick up your left leg until your right hand touches your toes. 
    • Repeat with the other side (belly / legs / arm / shoulder).

warming-up-circle-1



Exercise with 3 players 

  • With 3 players in a row across a wall
  • 2nd player in line throws the tennis ball against the wall
  • Player 1 jumps and spreads legs over the ball
  • player 2 catches the ball after 1 bounce (descent: 2 bounces) and throws the ball backwards to player 3 who in turn throws it.


  • If you jump over the ball 
    • at the back of the row
  • Ball thrown 
    • goes player 1 as a jumper
  • Player 3 has rest and then moves on to player 2 as thrower.
drawing Orientation