Tactical Purpose: Practice return of serve against a serve-and-volley player.
Set-up: The coach is at the baseline, serving from the deuce side. Player A is ready to return the coach’s serve from the baseline, other side of the net.
A bunch of cones are placed just inside and on the service line on the coach’s side. They are player A’s targets for return of serve.
Considering that the best return against a net-rushing player is at the feet, by placing the cone targets at the service line gives player A a clear idea of where his/her returns should land.
Drill:
1. The coach serves from the deuce side, baseline;
2. Player A will step into the ball and return it toward the cone targets trying to knock them off.
3. Keep practicing until most of the cones are hit.
Repeat on the ad side also.

Note: Player A will drive the return with aggressive topspin to make it arc and dip short into the court quickly.