Coach feeds the ball down the line to player 1 who plays a deep cross court backhand (shot 1).
Player 2 returns also playing a deep cross court backhand (shot 2).
Player 1 then plays a backhand down the line (shot 3) back to the coach.
The drill is continuous playing the same shots.
Rotate players 1 and 2.
Player to hit the basll with depth.
Recover to starting position to meet the next shot.
Ball to be hit at the top of the bounce.
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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