Players rally together, but instead of both players using the racquet, one player uses their legs and feet to control and kick the ball over the net, while the other player does use their racquet before swapping.
This exercise is a great tool to have fun while working on co-ordination skills and also helps players improve their ball perception abilities.
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.