Coach, 2 players, basket of balls.
Coach feeds the ball to player 1 towards the centre of the baseline.
Player 1 plays a forehand lob over player 2, who is stood on the T junction of the service box area, to land inside the court.
Player 2 cannot leave the service box area, but can play the ball if they can reach it.
Coach continues to feed another ball.
Players rotate after 6 feeds.
Encourage player 1 to hit enough depth on the shot to clear player 2.
Quick feet in position to play the shot.
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.