The Effortless Challenge

1. Short court groundstroke rally (ball must land inside service line)
20 shots per person

2. Baseline groundstroke rally
15 shots per person

3. Cross court groundstroke rally (forehand & backhand)
10 shots per person

4. Down the line groundstroke rally (forehand & backhand)
10 shots per person

5. Short court volley-groundstroke rally
20 shots per person

6. Baseline volley-groundstroke rally (forehands & backhands)
15 shots per person

7. Volley-volley rally (forehands & backhands)
10 shots per person

8. Serve
10 in a row (ball must clear baseline before second bounce)

9. Serve & return
10 in a row (ball must clear baseline before second bounce)

10. Lob-overhead rally
10 shots per person

YOU HAVE 1 HOUR TO COMPLETE THIS EXERCISE.

These are minimum requirements a player needs to be able to accomplish before focusing on competitive play. If a player can not successfully complete all these exercises they need to understand that playing competitive tennis will limit their long-term development. Serious consideration should be given to increasing practice time and reducing competitive play.
• Being a good tennis player does not mean hitting great shots, once in a while, it means hitting good shots most of the time.
• This challenge is not only a tool for evaluating a player's physical skill, but also their mental and emotional capabilities.
• These are cooperative exercises. Work together. Help each other and have fun!
• Shots in these exercises are consecutive. If someone misses, start again.