Coach, 2 players, and a basket of tennis balls. Player 1 starts off on the centre of the baseline.
Coach has to move backwards along the line to deliver the feeds.
Drill repeated with player 2.
Quick feet to be used to get around the court, in order to make the shots.
Player to keep up work rate. This is a high intensity drill.
Ball to be hit on the rise or 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.