Groups of 4 or 5 1) Lift the ball to start the game 2) Ball has to bounce once then next player in turn has to keep the ball alive if ball bounces twice that player loses a life. 3) The ball has to stay in the service box.
Close control, gentle lift, make it difficult by setting the lives to 2, make it easier by setting the lives to 5.
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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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