The player tosses the ball up and leaves the non-dominant hand in the air. Ball should drop into the player's hand.
Toss can be a limiting factor in player's serving accuracy. Player's ability to toss the ball into the proper spot is a necessity to achieve high consistency in this shot. Player has to learn when to make a decision to let the ball drop and start the action all over again.
In this particular exercise, the player works on 2 aspects at the same time. Firstly, the player learns how to toss properly by having a visual target (non-dominant hand) for the ball. Secondly, the player makes a habit to keep shoulders alignment (straight line between both shoulders).
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.
Wimbledon arrives at the end of June and the grass court swing transforms how the game is played. Low bounces, slippery footing, and rewards for forward play demand a different tactical mindset. Here is how to coach it.
With Roland Garros centre stage in May, clay court tennis demands a different toolkit: controlled sliding, longer rallies, and patient point construction. Here is how to coach the surface that humbles power players and rewards craft.