4 cones are set around the player. Coach faces the player and points out one of the cones. Player runs in this direction, touches the cone and recovers back.
In this drill player works on perception and reaction skills. By looking at the coach's hand player focuses the attention on a visual sign so this ability will be transferable to the match situation where player has to focus on the ball. Additionally random directions of the run force the player to quickly react what is necessary to effectively play tennis at any level.
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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