In this drill player works on proper footwork connected with tactical awareness. This exercise builds offensive mindset while getting short balls so players understand that easier responses have to be used to put pressure. On the other hand moving back behind the baseline creates more risk so player should rarely look for offensive solutions in this situation. Neutral or defensive ball with good clearance over the net is the best response so players have to perform many reps to make this tactical habit automatic.
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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