Figure Eight
Why this drill
Grooves both directions at once — one player controls crosscourt, the other down the line — while forcing honest recovery footwork after every single shot. The ball traces a figure eight; your legs pay for it.
Setup
Both players at the baseline. Player A hits every ball crosscourt; Player B hits every ball down the line. Decide roles before the first feed.
The drill
Rally continuously — A crosscourt, B down the line — so both players hit forehands and backhands on the move every cycle. Count consecutive balls as a pair; a rally of twelve is solid, twenty is strong. Swap roles halfway through. The drill is cooperative: the goal is to keep the eight alive, not to win it.
One thought to take on court
Recover through the center hash after every shot — the drill lives between the hits, not in them.