The player grabs loopy medicine ball with dominant hand, and performs circles forward and backward.
In this drill, the player warms up the shoulder of the dominant hand. Session is based on only forehand strokes so emphasis has to be put on the dominant hand. Medicine ball guarantees constant momentum so the player can prepare the body for intense workout.
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.