Drill of the Week

Drills of the Week

One drill, every week, that you can actually run before your next game. Most need no partner and no court.

June 24, 2026The Speed-Up & Counter DrillMost rec players can sustain a dink rally. Almost none of them have specifically trained what happens when that dink rally breaks open — when someone speeds it up at their body. The speed-up counter i
June 23, 2026The One-Skill Warm-UpWatch the start of any open play and you'll see the same thing: everyone dinks cross-court for five minutes, calls it a warm-up, then plays the first two games flat and reactive. That's not a warm-up
June 16, 2026The 3-Target Serve DrillThe serve is the only shot you fully control — nobody's doing anything to you yet — and it's the one almost nobody practices. Watch rec play and you'll see the same lazy serve to the same middle spot,
June 2, 2026Fast-Hands Wall DrillWhen a younger, faster player speeds the ball up at you and you lose the exchange, it feels like you got beat on speed. You usually didn't. You got beat because your paddle wasn't already up and ready
June 2, 2026Recovery-Position Shadow DrillYou hit the perfect speed-up at the kitchen. Your opponent floats a weak block back. You're still admiring the first shot — paddle low, weight on your front foot — and the floater drops between your f
May 26, 2026Transition Zone NavigationIf you're a 3.5 and you lose 3 points per game you shouldn't lose, my money says they happen in the transition zone. You hit a decent return. You start walking forward. The ball comes back hard at you