Develop your players tactical awareness when playing on their backhand. Let them recognise tactical combinations and understand their positioning on court to dictate the point from a position on relative weakness.
What?s in the session?
Begin with a warm up using the TRX ropes to get your players physically prepared for the session with particular focus on their shoulders so their ready for high reps on their backhand.
The session builds into combining shots and movement. Starting off with the basic backhand technique, the drill progresses into hitting different balls from different parts of the court, returning to the middle each time.
Developing your players movement into their backhand is vital. The next drill develops your players movement to hit the back hand to transition defence into attack. Complete reps of combinations to get onto the front foot and move from the back of the court to a more advanced position nearer the net.
Tennis demands a unique combination of endurance, power, agility, and flexibility. Physical preparation determines how long careers last and how players perform when it matters most.
Ecological dynamics is transforming tennis coaching. This constraints-led approach develops adaptable, creative players who can solve problems in competition, not just execute drilled patterns.
The one-handed backhand is becoming rare, but when executed well, it remains one of tennis's most elegant and effective shots. Is it a dying art or a tactical advantage?
Register for FREE and get coaching tips, top drills, session and more every week!
