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Speed-up drills

Deliberately accelerating a dink exchange to start an attack or force a difficult response.

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11 reviewed drills include this focus.See this theme in the glossary.

Battleships

Make dink placement measurable by scoring when a crosscourt dink strikes an inside- or outside-foot cone.

Level 3.0–4.5 · 2, 4 players

Dink, Dink, Dink, Bang, Reset

Use a predictable five-shot loop to introduce the attack and reset sequence.

Level 3.0–4.0 · 2, 4 players

Dink, Speed Up, and Reset

Accelerate from a soft wall pattern, recover the paddle, and absorb the fast rebound back under control.

Level 3.5–5.0+ · 1 players

Five-Dink to Attack

Create patience by requiring a stable dink exchange before attacking becomes legal.

Level 3.5–5.0+ · 2, 4 players

Lightning

Train a purposeful hands battle: attack down instead of swinging straight through the opponent, defend without offering an easy pop-up, and recognize the chance to reverse who is applying pressure.

Level 3.5–5.0+ · 2, 4 players

Random Green Light

Read an unannounced attackable ball instead of pre-planning the speed-up.

Level 3.5–5.0+ · 2, 4 players

Setups

Move crosscourt dinks to create an off-balance reply that can be attacked.

Level 3.5–5.0+ · 2, 4 players

Skinny Singles from the Kitchen

Test dinks, attacks, and counters under half-court live scoring.

Level 3.5–5.0+ · 2, 4 players

One-Sided Speed-Up Game

Give one player repeated chances to construct a well-timed speed-up while the other reads each attack and chooses whether to counter or reset.

Level 3.0–5.0+ · 2, 4 players

Tight Spaces

Use narrow down-the-line lanes to train precise dinks and faster reactions without crosscourt margin.

Level 3.5–5.0+ · 2, 4 players

Transition Zone: Reset or Attack

Give the midcourt player reset work while the kitchen player practises controlled attacks.

Level 3.5–5.0+ · 2, 4 players