Tennis drills
Tennis forehand drills
7 free Tennis drills for forehand, each with the setup, how it runs, what to coach, and how to make it harder or easier.
7 drills
Tactics & patternsForehandAttack the short ballRally deep, and when a ball lands short, step in, attack a corner and follow it in.15 min · 2–4 players · U12+
ForehandRallying & consistencyCrosscourt forehandsRally forehands crosscourt only, aiming past the service line, 10 in a row to win.12 min · 2–8 players · U10+
ForehandDrop-feed forehandsHit forehands from a gentle drop feed into a target box, building a side-on set-up and a low-to-high swing.12 min · 1–6 players · U6+
ForehandForehand topspin progressionBuild a topspin forehand from coach feeds to a live rally, landing every ball deep past the service line.15 min · 1–6 players · U10+
ForehandFootworkInside-out forehandRun around a backhand-side feed and hit the forehand inside-out into the opponent's backhand corner.12 min · 1–6 players · U12+
ForehandTactics & patternsInside-out to inside-in forehandRun around the backhand to drive inside-out forehands, then change direction inside-in when the opponent cheats.15 min · 2–4 players · U16+
GameForehandRed ball target gameTwo teams hit coach-fed forehands and backhands at targets on a red ball court, scoring points as a team.15 min · 2–10 players · U5+