
Coach feeds a knee-high ball to B1... B1 is to use soft hands to bump that ball to A1, who then hits a deep ball (location can vary). B1 switches with A group after a predetermined amount of reps for A group.
Soft hands to translate to net game Lots of movement for three to five players A group practicing what to do with a ball with little pace behind it
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.