Player 1 has to tell player 2 whether the are serving into area A or B. Player 1 has two serves, if the serve goes in the correct area and they eventually win the point they get a bonus point.
If the serve goes in the unstated area the point is still played out with no bonus points. The first player to 4 points wins.
Correct ball toss - throw slightly in front.
Keep left arm upwards whilst serving.
Use of wrist to control racket face.
Keep front foot still.
Use knee bend at appropriate time after ball toss.
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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