The player performs jumps on one leg. The player jumps inside the ladder and to the side through the entire way.
In this drill, the player works on strength and coordination. Strengthening calf muscles is important to be able to perform at own best level for the entire match. Coordination is crucial if we play against advanced opponents who put pressure on us and force us to hit balls from difficult positions.
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.