This session focuses on overhead shots, and particularly on the bandeja.
After a classic technical repetition drill, the player works on choosing the correct target zone depending on the incoming lob.
The session ends with an intense consistency drill for overheads, followed by a 1-vs-1 diagonal match with the coach.
1. Warm-up
The session begins with a classic diagonal warm-up between the player and the coach:
- Rallies from the back of the court, initially without using the back glass, then gradually lengthening the shots so both players can practice shots after the back-glass rebound.
- Next, one player warms up at the net while the other stays at the back (and vice versa).
- To finish, a few overhead balls to warm up the aerial shots (bandejas, víboras, and a few smashes) and their defense.
2. Technical work
3. Tactical work
4. Match sequence
The player and the coach finish the session with a super tie-break played fully open in the diagonal. The coach analyzes and corrects the player in real time, both tactically and technically.
Reminder of the rules for a one-on-one diagonal match:
For a ball to be considered good, its first or second bounce must land in the correct half of the court.
Example: if the players are playing in the left diagonal, and the ball’s first bounce is on the right side, but its second bounce returns to the left side of the court, the ball is good.
Similarly, if the ball bounces first on the right side → hits the back glass → and its second bounce lands on the left side of the court, it is also good.