The player lays down on the ground. The player keeps legs straight and performs legs raises.
In this drill, the player strengthens lower abdominal muscles. Strong core is responsible for balance and power generation in tennis so it is important for players to work on this area systematically. Many times players work mostly on upper part of abs using typical crunches and they forget that strong core is not based only on this part. Players should perform 10-30 reps depending on individual goals and part of the season they currently are.
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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