The coach is about halfway between the service line and the net on one side; he has a basket of balls nearby. Players line up at the baseline, opposite side from the coach.

Drill:

The coach will keep a live ball with the first player in line as follows:

He will feed a ball for the player to reply with a groundstroke; the coach will volley the ball back and deep to the player. The player will lob the second ball over the coach’s head. She will then move to the end of the line to make way for the next player.

Note: If the player cannot return the first ball to the coach, the latter will feed one from the basket.