Player keeps dumbells on both sides of the body. Player performs regular squats.
In this drill player works on legs' strength. Performing squats is an easy way to develop muscles that are necessary for proper footwork. Additionally players have to remember that physical preparation is a must in tennis to get to the next level as also to significantly limit injuries. Coach should teach players to perform squats with proper technique (upper body straight, knees are not going in front of the toes) to get the most of this exercise.
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.