Coach feeds first 2 balls to the deuce and ad side. Player responds with forehand cross court and inside out. The next ball is fed aggressively to the deuce side. Player finishes with forehand down the line on the run.
Incorporating shots on the run into different playing patterns are real scenarios that players have to meet during tournaments. It is important to precede running shot with few shots to see how players respond to running shots while being tired. Rafa Nadal and his famous "banana" shot is a typical example of a professional player who can play fabulous winner while being on the run.
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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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