Players stands ready without a racquet. The coach feeds the ball to the player who catches the ball with their right hand in front of the body. The player should step in to emphasise proper footwork.
In this drill, the player works on the point of contact for forehand volleys. Catching is an easy action to improve this tennis-related area. Coach should pay attention to player's footwork (stepping in) to guarantee proper habits from the beginning.
Poor contact point is one of the most common mistakes at the net. Players tend to take big backswings and it has an impact on late hitting zone. Striking in front of the body helps with better control and faster improvements in volleys.
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.
Wimbledon has just crowned another champion, and if you watched closely you saw the same thing every year: the best returners quietly won the tournament. Here is how to coach a return that pressures the server rather than just surviving it.
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