
Returning 2 catchers, 2 returners Players will attempts to return coaches serve from the service line If players return the ball in the court they score a point for themselves If players return the ball back to their partner then they score 3 points first player to 7 points wins then a swap of roles challenger is that players don`t know what shot they are getting. As a regression is that you let the kids know what shot they are getting when they are returning. Progression is that they don`t know and you as the coach put different spins on the ball
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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.