Test yourself

THE GOLD AWARD

All exercises to be completed correctly in the given time.
Time Allowed: 10 minutes

1. Drive

5 backhand and 5 forehand straight drives in succession with ball bouncing behind service box.

2. Boast

3 forehand and 3 backhand boasts by throwing ball at eye level gently into back wall, so as to bounce onto side wall, allow ball to bounce onto side wall, allow ball to bounce then complete exercise. The boast must hit 2 walls - side wall, fornt wall then floor near the nick.

3. Volley

From behind short line. 5 forehand and 5 backhand volleys in succession within service box area. Ball must not hit side wall.

4. Drop Shot

2 backhand and 2 forehand drop shots from centre TEE position. Set up with reverse boast, then moving forward lay a drop shot to front wall. Side wall down near the nick.

5. Lob

2 backhand and 2 forehand cross court lobs from centre TEE position. Setup with reverse boast, the moving forward play a lob that hits the front wall soft and above the cut line - hits the side wal high and lands behind the service box.

6. Volley/Smash Overhead

Standing behind the service box, set up lob and smash it sweep to length down the wall. 1 backhand and 1 forehand.

7. Figure Eight

From TEE, 5 backhand 5 forehand on the volley.