One way to practice keeping the ball in play is to use The Deep Game,
described on page 151 of Coaching
Youth Tennis. This game has two players
at the baseline. The object of the game is for the players to hit consistent
ground strokes deep in the court. Players earn one point for keeping
the ball in the court and two points for each ball that lands beyond
the service line. The winner is the first player to reach 21 points.
Clickhereto view and print a worksheet to help you run The Deep
Game and record your observations.
You can also find this worksheet in the Coaches' Clipboard.
To give you a better idea of how the worksheets in
this unit can help you in practice, we asked Coach Simmons to fill
one out while running The Deep
Game. Reading the observations Coach Simmons made during this practice
will remind you what you need to be looking for as your players participate
in this and other games.
One way to practice keeping the ball in play is to use The Deep Game,
described on 
Click
To give you a better idea of how the worksheets in
this unit can help you in practice, we asked Coach Simmons to fill
one out while running The Deep
Game. Reading the observations Coach Simmons made during this practice
will remind you what you need to be looking for as your players participate
in this and other games. 
