In this drill, player works on feel and control in a rally environment. By staying close to the net, player is forced to use less power to maintain long rally. Additionally this drill highlights control level of the player because the area that players aim at is quite small. To make this drill more competitive, coach can set up cones and award one point for every ball that hits the cone. This motivational factor will positively influence player’s motivation so there is a big chance that player will put more physical and mental effort into this exercise.
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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