In this drill, Player works on a challenging first shot after the serve. An accurate, deep return is the most difficult option for server to respond effectively; so coaches have to spend significant amount of time to teach players how to get out of troubles without losing the point. When the return is solid and deep, Player has to quickly react with proper movement and remember to focus just on control - not on the power. Coach, who throws the balls from a short distance, forces Player to quickly react after the serve and adapt both physically and technically to hit an effective 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.
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