Tennis Footwork - 5 Drills To Improve At Home
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- Tennis Footwork - 5 Drills To Improve At Home
With over 2 billion people living under lockdowns worldwide currently, many tennis players around the world are struggling to stay in shape at home. Tennis clubs are closed, gyms are closed and many countries have a very strict policy on people leaving their homes even to exercise or visit parks etc.
These five tennis footwork drills should help you stay light on your feet and help to mix up your home workout routines.
Drill One
Start off with your feet together and jump into a wide, split step position and do a double split step on the spot before returning to the starting position. Repeat for 30 seconds and then have a 30-second rest or go straight into drill two.
Drill Two
Hop and split step. Start off on your right leg and hop into a split step, then hop onto your left leg and repeat the split step and hop cycle, alternating between the right and left leg hops. Go for 30 seconds at a high intensity.
Drill Three
Fast feet in a wide base. Have your feet in your normal ready position or split step stance and sprint on the spot whilst maintaining that wide stance. Go for 30 seconds at a high pace.
Drill Four
Side shuffle steps on the spot. Go one side shuffle step to your right then one step to your left and repeat for 30 seconds at a high pace. Focus on staying low when you change direction.
Drill Five
Runners with a wide base. Start off once again in that wide athletic stance, imagine one foot is in front of a line and the other foot is behind it. Jump change and swap the feet over and repeat for 30 seconds at a high pace.
Once you complete all five drills, that would equal one set.
Go for a minimum of two sets but you could also do three, four or even five sets. It all depends on how much time you want to dedicate to these drills and how fit you are currently. 
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With all the craziness that's going on worldwide right now, it can be very hard to find the motivation to train and stay in shape at home. Hopefully, these five drills will help you improve your footwork at home and help you mix up your home workouts. Stay safe and stay active!
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Great drills guys!!! I now use it as a warm up and activation before leaving home to play. Thanks!!!
Thank you very much for this video!
I’m so happy that you actually made this footwork video!! Good stuff for home training!
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Simon
Many thanks Simon.
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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Can't thank you enough for your help!!!! Please make more like this! Can you please make video on home tennis practice apart from footwork!!!!!
Simon you don't know how much your videos has helped us ....
Awesome to hear it
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Simon
Thanks, Simon for these footwork drills. Hope all is well with you.
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thanks a lot, great ideas to train and keep our heads out of other things...
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This has to be the best video on footwork, can’t thank you enough!
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Thank you, Simon. I'm a complete noobie for tennis, but has been using this as a warm-up for my regular gym routines for a while.
That’s awesome
Always doing amazing videos! Thank you ✌🏻🇦🇷
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Simon, great job as usual! You are one of the best instructors on the web!
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You guys are Amazing!!! TY
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been doing some of these from previous videos and will go for the wall today. We can still get out of the house in Florida, but all the tennis groups/clubs are cancelled. So for now, this will do to keep it going. Thanks for the great info as always.
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ESPECTACULAR !! 🇪🇦🇪🇸
Fabulous instruction!
Many thanks 🙏
Great stuff!!! I’ll give it a try ✌️
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Another master class for footwork sir,
Awesome one👏✊👍👍
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Thanks! Just what I needed, sitting at my laptop at 3:45pm.
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Thank you Simon. These drills are useful even if the conditions were normal. I often find myself stationary mid point and since I started these exercises I improved my shot placement a lot since I am much less late on the ball. Thank you and keep up the good work.
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Yes, I am having a troubles playing a pusher. I am an offensive player but the guy I am playing against quite often is a pusher and he gets all the balls back. I tried slicing him to get him to the net but the problem is that he is really good net player. He places the balls with power and accuracy once when he is on the net. What to do here?
Nice video SImon! Thanks!
What about a video about tennis stretching routine?
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I'll keep that idea in mind
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Simon
thanks thats a great way to keep nible and workout at home still
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Greetings from Kosovo. This is just a great workout. High praise for you.
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Great, no need at all to go out thanks these exercices :)
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Thank you so much for these footwork drills! Do you guys have any thoughts on ladder footwork drills perhaps? 😁
We use the ladder often in sessions
Lots of ladder drills inside our fitness blueprint course on our website
Thanks a ton!!
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Yes sure, a video on mental strategies and strength would definitely be a boon.
Thank you Thank you Thank you Thank you 😊
Salam from Malaysia,
Here also we are at Restriction Movement, Everybody is at home,
So am i, like a week already,
Nobody allow to get out, Except One person per House/family For buying food n essentialls,
As goalkeeper, i need this video,
Thank you again.
May God Guide n Protect Us
#StaySafe
Thanks for watching Ahmad
It's not easy right now, we're all feeling it.
Malaysia is a great place, I visited in 2008 and loved it.
Some of the nicest people I've ever met were there, great food and I loved walking around at night in KL taking in the Petronas towers.
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Thanks a lot....great video
Really appreciate your hard work and dedication
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Yeah sir, could you please make videos on necessary workouts and exercises to stay in shape and improve our technique and fitness during the lockdown period.
Your videos are really very helpful.
Thanks for the wishes and you too stay safe
Hey Simon!
Can you do a video about Grigor Dimitrov's slice please?
Love your videos
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I'll keep that in mind for the future
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Simon
Great job mann!! Maybe as a tip for you.. try to relax your upper body with this drill. this will help you because while playing tennis you want tension on the legs, but your upper body to relax. So great way to do that while doing this drills😉
Ok thanks!
Thank you very much love from India
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hi Simon. I hope you and your family are going great. Great video btw. Also that being said. If u could make a video on sliding like Novak Djokovic? Much love. 🙂
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Great footwork exercise. Just what I need for the lockdown. Guys we have 58 days before the courts open outdoor. Indoor tennis is closed. That will be a cornerstone for my preparation. 58 days, the days are getting longer, the winter and darkness will go away. And we will play tennis with a hunger and passion like never before. Let's promise that we will play tennis with a love and dedication like never before. And the beer afterwards will taste delicuous
I love your outlook 👍
Where are you based?
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Actually I am a guy, I made that account for my grandaughter :-) I play Viennese Amateur Championship in a club team since 10 years. We are all highly tennis addicted. We play 35+, 45+ and 55+ Age groups (already uauaua). Normally without Covid19 we have a tennis drill with teacher the whole winter once a week indoors. But due to Covid all indoor sport got banned beginning of October 2020. So we didn't play for 4 months, which is a horrible long time. Mid April the outdoor clay courts will open again. We are all competitive and take tennis very serious, but after each game, we sit together, drink beer, analyze tactics and have fun. It's really a community thing. Great channel you have. Love your instructions
Great work!
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial I would like to see the timing on a one handed Backhand and also I have one questions, Federer's first serve is the same as the second serve right?, the two serves are kick serves?
Split and hop needs a bit of coordination. Fast foot taps are the hardest! Thanks Simon, I am always sharing your content with others!
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Top Tennis Training - Pro Tennis Lessons more footwork exercises.
I like the music at the end
Thank you Colin
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My wife says I have no rhythm. A couple of those took me three days to get smooth. lol, I believe they will really help. thanks
Keep plugging away sir
Thank you very much Simon. Which is the song at the end of the video ?
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Ehrling - take me away
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Oh mein Gott! Du bist der beste Trainer in der Welt von RUclips..!!!
Danke fürs zuschauen
Welche Lektionen möchten Sie in den kommenden Monaten sehen?
Alles Gute und bleiben Sie sicher
Simon
I like it. Things can only improve with this for my 9 years old. She needs better foot movement.... Can make it a part of her S& C....... Thanks mate.... Keri up the good work
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial absolutely. My 9 year old has got a strong forehand and decent backhand. What we are working on is movement across the court and game IQ. Any suggestions or video regarding that would be appreciated.
Many thanks
these were so hard
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Exactly the thing I was searching for during these harsh times, really sad that we can’t play tennis ..:.
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Hey simon.
I was thinking of working on my shot speed(both forehand and backhand) during my summer vacations. I live in india, we are having summer over here. Is there any drills that I can do at home? If there is, could you help out?
Thank you so much. Stay safe.
Sometimes you ask what do you want us to see in the next video. I want to know different grip tightnesses on the strokes. For instance how tight should grip be for slice backhand. 3 at first, 6 at contact and 4 at follow through... please make a video on that.
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I'll keep that video in mind
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Simon
Thanks. And boy, these 5 drills are more intense than it looks. I did 1 set for starters. Today I am making 2. How long do you suggest the pause between the sets to be? Thanks and stay safe! ;)
I like the 90 seconds rest rule, similar to a change of ends
Nice. I will work on it and combine your drills with Alex's 2-cone drills. ;)
Im going to try doing this workout and I will do 5 sets
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I like your teaching video very much, Mr. Simon. May I reprint it for teaching video？
Sure sir
Many thanks
Simon I was having some trouble about my open stance forehand lately before the quarantine days of course 🙂 My right foot was always ahead of left as reflex preparing for open stance forehand. (right handed as you may guess) Could you give some advice me to correct it?
It sounds like you may be too open with your body, which would lead to that foot position.
Start off the swing by coiling the upper body properly and run to the ball with normal running steps in a side-on position.
Work on using the neutral stance more often for a while, or event the semi-open
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Thanks a lot Simon, will try it as soon as I get back to court.
HEY THERE TTT !!!! This video is especially helpful, as no one really cares about footwork in INDIA 🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️ This video is awesome !!!!
Thank you for the support
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Thank you sir!!! I'm going to get promoted to the advanced batch 😁😁 And I owe it to you guys..... my single backhand especially is sooo good now... I've started hitting better than most two handers!! and my coach is really happy about me bouncing between every shot, and I saw your video on return of serve too, that enables me to take the fastest serves 😎....... and your 15 min tennis workout was pivotal in keeping my swings in action..... so once again, thanks a lot 🙏🙏🙏 Would like to meet you and Alex sabinsky if I ever come to europe 😊😊 Thanks!!!
Think I've seen drill two at the club before 😂😜
Oh yea!
Party time baby!
Oh that's what I wanted.
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@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial I would like to learn how to smash easily.
Here you go - ruclips.net/video/z6OU4nl92cw/видео.html
What is a soundtrack in this video?Regards coach Tomasz
Ehrling - take me away
My school is using this to teach tennis footwork
What's your teachers name?
I'll send them an invoice for the work
So actually I got inspired playing tennis but I never played before anyone got a tips for where should I begin?
I prefer doin practices alone
This video is perfect for you - ruclips.net/video/FVjSZQ9qbww/видео.html
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial THANK YOU SOO MUCH!!
Great drills....but jumping around at a mansion with plenty family living underneath doesn't seems wise in my case! any others advice??
If you live in a mansion, you should have a good size garden. Build a small court if you can and play with your family.
Here are some more ideas - ruclips.net/video/M6gmO7ejtL4/видео.html
How much does the strings affect topspin?
Massively
From string type, poly vs gut etc to tension and string bed patterns
Does this drill also help with faster reflexes?
Not exactly with reflexes but with first step speed etc
6:24
Would you say it's safe to play full strength against a outer home wall?
That all depends on the house and your maximum power levels.
But in reality, you don't need to hit against a wall at full power, you can do most drills at 60%
@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial I didn't really listen to my parents but will do from now on. It's important to remember that strength isnt everything. Thanks!
Footwork = agility and agility is about training the brain through the body. All the exercises that you are showing allow the brain to get on cruise control. Circuits where you have to focus on performing unrepetitive movements are how you train for agility.
Sure
What shoes are those?
Nike running shoes
Top Tennis Training - Pro Tennis Lessons do you know which specifically? They look really cool!
Especially in tennis, training for agility is marginal unless you train for agility that responds to a stimulus. Randomly hearing a cue (a number from 1 to 3) and performing a specific foot drill associated with that cue is training for agility adapted for tennis. With practice, the number of drills can increase from 3 to 4, and from 4 to 5... You get the point. Avoid drills that allow the mind to get on cruise control.
What’s your channel called?
Fast feet is the most difficult one, I do not understand why!
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Recommend videos to be 5-6 minutes long
Thanks for the recommendation. I recommend watching the entire video, regardless of length.