SPEED, AGILITY & FOOTWORK: INTERMEDIATE Train 2 - 3 times per week; Begin with the warm-up. End with cool-down
period of 5 - 10 minutes followed by flexibility exercises. Pick either
A or B each workout; do drills marked X every workout. (Example: Monday:
Do all drills marked A and X; Wednesday do all drills marked B and X)
Exercises
X. Standing Medicine Ball throws
20 each of Forehands, Backhands and Overhead
Throws with a Bounce
A. M pattern - Fwd
1 x each direction; Rest :20 - :30; Repeat
4 x
B. M Pattern -Lateral
1 x each direction; Rest :20 - :30; Repeat
4 x
A. Change-Up A + B
3 - 4 cones or balls each time; Rest :10 -
:15; Repeat 3 - 4 x, each direction (forehand and backhand)
X. Gimme 5
4 "gimme's"; Rest :30; Repeat 3 x
A. Lateral Uneven Cone shuffle
8 cones: Rest :20; Repeat 3 - 4 x each way
B. Fwd Uneven Cone shuffle
8 cones: Rest :20; Repeat 3 - 4 x each way
A. Tic Tac Toe Drill
30 contacts of 1 pattern on 2 feet; Rest :30;
Repeat on single foot, 15 each foot; Rest 30. Choose 2nd pattern; Repeat.
Choose 3rd pattern; Repeat
B. Squiggly Line Drill -2 feet
/ 1 foot
1 length of rope = 24 foot contacts (over
& back); Do 48 contacts (both ways) on 2 feet; and 48 on each foot separately
X. Mini-hurdles
Whole pattern forwards and sideways; Rest
:40; Repeat 2 x each
X. Changing footwork line drills: Side shuffle
/ sprint, carioca / sprint, fwd / backpedal
Pick 2 per workout. Rest :30;
Repeat each 3 x
B. Side Shuffle /Change / Sprint
on "GO"
Do 4 to "GO" in a row; rest :45;
Repeat 2 - 3 x
X. Close & Drop
6 balls; Rest :45; Repeat 3 - 4 x
X. Hi-Hi/Lo-Lo/Hi-Lo Drill
2 x each variation with :30 - :40 rest between
each
X. Speed Endurance: Pattern Feeds
Choose 1 pattern (5 - 8 shots); Rest :30 -
40; Repeat with new pattern 2 - 3 x.
A. Speed Endurance: Sprint sidelines, jog
baselines
Repeat 3 - 4 x with :40 rest
between
B. Speed Endurance: Double drop drill with
racquet