Player pretends to play a return of the serve.
Player practises moving their bottom hand up on the grip while 'hitting'.
This technical drill is a priority for players who compete at a higher standard.
While trying to respond to fast serves, players have to move the grip up to achieve more control.
By keeping the racquet higher, there is a shorter leverage which results in less power and more control of the ball.
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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