
Start on the outer tramline. Athletes will run at 50% from the outer to inner tramline and then back to the start. They will then run at 75 % to the centre of the court and back to the start. Finally, athletes will sprint at 100% to the other inner tramline and back to the start. This drill is a continuous exercise with all efforts being repeated after one another.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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.