Player kneels down, putting one knee on the floor. Player serves from this position.
In this drill, player works on topspin and high trajectory of the serve. Low position forces players to hit all balls higher and to focus on control rather than power.
Adding wrist action can help to generate more spin so more athletic players can add this part to the serving action.
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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