-Players rally on a full court.
-There can be two or more players on each side of the net starting from the baseline.
-Using one racket per team the first player hits one shot and passes the racket to the next team player.
-Points are won if the opposing side hits the ball outside of singles court or into the net.
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.