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Spider drill

CourtDrillDifficulty ★★CourtTennisAgility
9 MET
≈ 113 kcal per 10 min at 75 kg

How to do it

  1. Start at the centre mark on the baseline with five balls placed: both baseline corners, both service-line corners, and the T.
  2. Sprint to each ball, bring it back to the centre, one at a time.
  3. Time the full set; recover fully between rounds.

Coaching cues

  • Split-step before every change of direction
  • Low centre of gravity

Common mistakes

  • Standing tall on turns
  • Cross-stepping instead of shuffling laterally

Muscles worked

front view of the muscular system
front
back view of the muscular system
back
  • Heart & lungs
  • Quads
  • Calves
  • Glutes
  • Adductors

Primary: Heart & lungs, Quads · Secondary: Calves, Glutes, Adductors

Equipment

Court