Drills - Serve Return + Intercept

# of players: 2 or 3

This drill practises the movement for short serve returns as well as the quick recovery needed to cover the net after such a shot.

Player 1 serves short.
Player 2 pushes off quickly to the net, racquet up and cocked back, and pushes the return of serve.
Player 1 drives the return-of-return of serve through player 2's zone of coverage.
Player 2 recovers quickly from the previous shot to cut-off and intercept the drive.

With only two players, the serve return option is mostly limited to a fairly soft push at the server, who is standing back at midcourt. With three players, the server can stand right up to the service line, and the third player can cover the rear court. This gives player 2 more options on serve return.