Cross Court Variety is used to teach players that you can hit cross court AND still move the opponent around. The cones can be varied in depth. Points are won when players hit into the specific box. The blue player has to alternate hitting to A then B and gets a point when he hits in sequence.
can be played duece to duece as well as ad to ad to have 4 players hitting at a time can have blue or red side restricted to topspin, flat or slice can have either side alternate fh / bh etc. drill can be done with either player at the net too
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.
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