Have two lines of players and have hem face each other with a ball in between them. On the command ,the coach will calls out : touch your head. touch your nose. touch your knees. SNATCH The first player to snatch the ball wins, the winner stays and the loser is out. Play until there is a winner. Tips: Players donât snatch the ball before the coach says so. If they do touch the ball before the coach says SNATCH, they are out. Safety: Ensure players are well spread out.
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Indoor courts give players less time and less room. Help them sharpen their split step, shorten their swing and stay calm, and winter becomes a season of real progress.
A tiebreak is a short sprint where every point is worth the same as a break of serve. The players who win them are rarely the ones who hit hardest. Here is how to coach the patterns, habits and scoreboard thinking that win the big points.
Most club players practise the serve on its own and then have no idea what to do with the ball that comes back. Serve plus one is the pattern that turns a good serve into a won point.
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