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Targeting drills

Directing the ball toward a chosen court area or body position to achieve a specific tactical purpose.

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19 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

Charmin Drill

Repeat baseline drops that land in the kitchen or force the kitchen player to contact upward.

Level 3.0–5.0+ · 2, 4 players

Deep Groundstroke Targets

Direct self-fed forehand and backhand groundstrokes toward deep left, middle, and right targets.

Level 2.5–5.0+ · 1 players

Dink to Feet

Add purposeful foot targets to a stable crosscourt dink rally.

Level 3.0–4.0 · 2, 4 players

Drip

Practise a third shot with more pace than a drop and more control than a drive, aimed at a moving opponent's feet.

Level 4.0–5.0+ · 2, 4 players

Figure 8

Move one ball around four kitchen-line players in a continuous down-the-line and crosscourt figure-eight circuit.

Level 2.5–4.0 · 4 players

Kitchen Dink Game

Use rally scoring and kitchen-only boundaries to turn controlled dinking into a clear game.

Level 2.5–5.0+ · 2, 4 players

Push Volley Dink

Pair the decision to volley a deep dink with a compact forward push and active feet.

Level 3.0–5.0+ · 2, 4 players

Reset Over Your Partner

Use a same-side partner as a height reference, then shape a soft, open-face slice reset over them and down into the opponent's kitchen.

Level 3.5–5.0+ · 4 players

Self-Fed Dink Contact

Isolate a clean forehand and backhand dink over a real net without the timing demands of an incoming ball.

Level 2.5–4.0 · 1 players

Serve Countdown

Turn deep-serve accuracy into a pressure task with a score that can move backward.

Level 2.5–5.0+ · 1, 4 players

Serve and Return

Build repeatable depth on the first two shots while the returner moves through the court.

Level 2.0–3.5 · 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

Soft Wall Dinks

Warm up touch at kitchen distance by keeping a cooperative, realistic one-bounce dink rally alive on both sides.

Level 2.5–3.0 · 1 players

Solo Drop Target Ladder

Build third-shot-drop distance control by moving from the transition area to the baseline against a real kitchen target.

Level 3.0–5.0+ · 1 players

Three-Target Serve

Groove one service motion while learning three landing zones, then add an occasional body serve.

Level 2.5–5.0+ · 1, 4 players

Wall Dinks

Begin with a cooperative touch rally at kitchen distance, then keep realistic dink exchanges alive while changing between attacking topspin and defensive slice.

Level 3.5–5.0+ · 1 players

Wall Groundstroke Lanes

Repeat balanced forehand and backhand groundstrokes while directing each rebound into a named lane.

Level 2.5–5.0+ · 1 players

Wall Volley Streaks

Build a compact ready position through controlled forehand, backhand, and alternating volleys.

Level 2.5–5.0+ · 1 players