Player serves from the deuce side and delivers a wide serve, in between the cones. The coach will then hit the ball back cross-court, where the player finishes with a forehand down the line, aiming between the cones that are down the line.
Building patterns is a crucial part of a player's development. Player has to feel comfortable with hitting aggressive shots immediately after the serve to dominate the point from the first shot. In this particular exercise, player opens the court with a wide serve and finishes the point with a forehand down the line. Placement of the ball and speed of the racquet are 2 areas that a player and coach should pay attention to.
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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