Stationary Drills
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Drop and Hit (with step taken or without step taken)
o Forehand
 Pass Shot, Pass-Kill, & Kill Shot
 DTL, Cross Court, Pinch, Splat, Wide Angle Pass
 From encroachment line, middle, and back wall
o Backhand
 Pass Shot, Pass-Kill, and Kill Shot
 DTL, Cross Court, Pinch, Splat, Wide Angle Pass
 From encroachment line, middle, and back wall
Lob Serves
 Forehand & Backhand Side
 From left side, middle, and right side of service box
 Half Lob, ¾ Lob, High Lob
 DTL, Cross Court, Knick Serve, Z Serve
 Additional step - work on moving to center court after serve
Drive Serve
o From left side, middle, and right side of service box
 DTL, Cross Court, Z Serve, Jam Serve
 Additional step - work on moving to center court after serve
Shooting & Moving
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(Forehand & Backhand) Toss ball of back wall towards the side wall  shuffle out and shoot.
o Pass Shot, Pass-Kill and Kill Shot
o DTL, Cross Court, Pinch, Splat, Wide Angle
(Forehand & Backhand) Toss ball off back wall, shuffle out once and shoot
o Pass Shot, Pass-Kill and Kill Shot
o DTL, Cross Court, Pinch, Splat, Wide Angle
Hit ball of back wall hard enough to reach front wall. Second bounce should be towards the back
of the court. Shuffle and Shoot before second bounce.
o Pass Shot, Pass-Kill and Kill Shot
o DTL, Cross Court, Pinch, Splat, Wide Angle
Start in Center Court on the encroachment line, hit ball off front wall, shuffle back and shoot
o Same scenario, but hit around the world shot, shuffle back and shoot
o Same scenario, but hit ceiling ball, shuffle back and shoot
 Pass Shot, Pass-Kill and Kill Shot
 DTL, Cross Court, Pinch, Splat, Wide Angle
o All drills can be done with partner. The partner is the feeder.
Ceiling Ball Drills (with partner)
o Player A & B (or C) repetitively hit a ceiling back to each other until someone messes up.
Go for perfection.
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(Forehand & Backhand) Double Shot
o Drop & Hit (start in the back court and try to hit second shot before ball hits the back
wall)
 DTL  DTL
 DTL  Cross Court/Wide Angle
 DTL  Pinch/Splat
o Drop & Hit (start in center court and try to hit the second shot before the encroachment
line)
 Pinch  DTL
 Pinch  Cross Court/Wide Angle
 Pinch  Touch shot
 DTL  DTL
 DTL  Cross Court/Wide Angle
 DTL  Pinch/Splat
o Start in Center Court and feed yourself the ball. The feeds should be perfect setups in the
back court for your first shot.
 DTL  DTL
 DTL  Cross Court/Wide Angle
 DTL  Pinch/Splat
(Forehand & Backhand) Triple Shot (start in the back court and try to hit second shot before the
ball hits the back wall)
 DTL  DTL  Pinch/Splat
 DTL  DTL  Cross Court/Wide Angle
Unconventional Shoot Drills
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Ceiling Ball DTL  Shoot an overhead shot
Return of Serve side step
o Side step  shoot the ball DTL
NOTE: On all the shooting drills, set a goal. Example: Do 30 on each side or each shot. For a more
advanced drill do 10 in a row perfectly. If you mess up, start over! Tape front wall for better visualization!
Games
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Game to 11 (get them used to playin to 11 for league matches)
Cut Throat
Seven (another form of Cut Throat)
Two against One
If you have an advanced player against a weaker player – every time the advanced player skips the
ball it’s a sideout AND the weaker player gets a point. (no matter who served)
Pick a serve that the players are weak at and that is the ONLY serve they can do during their
game. If they mess up, side out. Go for perfection.
Select a certain shot(s) that the players can ONLY do. For example only down the line or cross
courts. No pinch shots, etc. If they do, it’s a side out or point depending who servers. Go for
perfection.
Push-Ups – every time the players skip they must do push-ups. Behind the dotted line 5 push-ups,
between short line and dotted line 10 push-ups, between service box 15 push-ups, and above front
service line 20 push-ups.
3 Shot Rally – serve, return, and an attempted put away shot
4 Shot Rally – serve, return, attempted put away shot, attempted put away shot
Smallball
Strength Training
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Sit-up’s
Full body
1. Bicep. Step on bands with both feet and curl up.
2. Chest Press. Partner band. Arms up shoulder level, elbow at 90 degrees. Extend out.
3. Shoulder Raise. Step with both feet on the band, arms by your side. Raise both arms to a 90
degree angle.
4. Quads. Using a step start on the ground, get into the squat position and hop up to the top of
the step.
5. Hams. Using weights or not, do a walking lunge. Or using a band place the band under both
feet and bring the ends up to a good tension. From there bring one leg back using a good
amount of tension.
6. Calves. Use either stairs or a step. Place your feet so the balls of your feet are squarely on the
step and slowly go up and down.
Cardio Training
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Off court conditioning
1. Running
2. Cycling
3. Jump Rope
4. Swimming
Instructional Websites
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http://cemood.people.wm.edu/racquetball/
http://www.meetandplay.com
http://www.racquetballcentral.com/
http://www.irtnetwork.com
Anaerobic
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Coach’s Corner Drill (with or without racquet)
o High Knee Walk - Raising your knees as high as you can, walk the length of the
racquetball court.
o High Knee Skip - Raising your knees high, skip up and down the court.
o Butt Kicks - Run the length of the court, back-kicking your heels up to your butt.
o Chicken Walk - Walk the length of the court kicking each leg out straight.
o Chicken Skips - Skip the length of the court, up and back, keeping each leg out straight.
o Side Skips - Skip sideways up and back the length of the court facing the same wall.
o Line Hops Up and Back - With the feet together, hop back and forth across the short lines
and service lines (Do 2 sets of 20 as fast as you can).
o Horizontal Line Hops - With the feet together, hop back and forth across the short lines
and service lines. (Do 2 sets of 20 as fast as you can).
o Star Drills - Sprint to one front corner of the court and back pedal to center court. Then,
sprint to the other front corner and back pedal to center. Sprint to the back corners and
run up to center court. Be sure to shadow swing at each corner.
o Walk around the court twice or a 30 sec water break.
o Stand between the short line and service lines and shuffle back and forth between the
lines. Go back and forth twenty times.
o Do 20 push-ups and 20 sit-ups.
o 10 Wall Sprints
o Stretch out real well as your aerobic workout, footwork and speed workouts are done.
Ladder Drills
o Print out Page Here for instructions http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/ladder-agilitydrills.html
o Google Ladder Drills for more info
Ball Drop & Catch (with partner)
o Stand against the back wall. Have a partner drop a ball and you have to retrieve it before
the 2nd bounce.
Line Drills (with or without racquet)
o Sprint to each court line and to the back wall
o Shuffle (forehand & backhand) to each court line and to the back wall
Star Drill
o The Star drill begins in center court. The player starts by shuffling forward to the front
forehand position (just past the front serving line) facing the side wall. Once the player
reaches the front position, a swing is taken, then the player shuffles back to center court.
The same steps are repeated to the front backhand, rear forehand, and rear backhand,
making sure that the player faces the side wall when shuffling and a swing is taken at the
apex of the stage. The last two movements are lunges taken to each side of the court.
The player should be able to reach the side wall with the racquet in as few steps as
possible. Most players will have to take a half step with the leading leg, then cross the
opposite leg over, and finish with a swing. If no half step is needed, then the non-leading
leg should cross over, and then swing. The star drill should be performed with a racquet
in one-minute intervals. Other variations can be made, such as using a light hand weight
instead of a racquet, using ankle weights, or using a band stretching between your ankles.
Machine Gun Drill
o In the ready position move your feet up and down as fast as you can. Stay low.
o Once you have the first step, put forward and backward movement into play. Again
staying low and in the ready position
Ice Skating Drill
o Standing parallel to the side wall on the front service line…stay low and in the ready
position pushing back and forth between the short line and the front service line. Do not
let your lagging foot touch the ground.