Great training exercise here. My only concern is to be careful of the weight of the medicine ball if the child is still young and in the growing phase.
But great exercise for footwork, strength changing and stroke production.
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Ooh I likey. Already a big fan of the figure 8 footwork drills. For my younger students I have them do a shadow swing FH or BH instead of the medicine ball. I could also start them with a rubber ball.
I liked it too. My kids do the figure eight and the medicine ball but never together. I guess it’s not rocket science to put it together, but I didn’t think of it!