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Baseline Sprint Empty-the-Line Speed & Accuracy Race

TennisCardio & Conditioning

Baseline Sprint Empty-the-Line Speed & Accuracy Race is a reusable training action. Review its coaching notes and targets below.

Reusable training actionVideo demonstration3 min 9 sec

Training Details

0:00 / 3:09
Sourceyoutube.com/watch?v=Tri9jD_mR1g
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Baseline Sprint Empty-the-Line Speed & Accuracy Race

Line up balls along the service line for each player. Players hit hard first serves: making the serve in allows grabbing the next ball from the line, while missing forces retrieving a ball from the distant basket. The first player to clear their ball line wins.

Key points

  • Hit aggressive full-power first serves rather than spinning soft serves in
  • Grab the next ball from the baseline on a make, or sprint back to the basket on a fault
  • Take a measured breath before serving despite time pressure to maintain mechanics

Common mistakes

Rushing the toss and abbreviated motion due to speed pressure, leading to high fault rates.

Sets: 1Rest: 1 minEst. duration: 3 min 9 sec
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