Player performs a regular serves.
The goal of this exercise is for the player to land on his/her front foot and maintain balance on one leg after the serve.
The back foot should be in the air.
Many players miss their first shot after the serve because they lose balance while landing on the court.
It is necessery to work on this small detail because it can change your players' whole game when performed well.
Having good balance after a serve or return will guarantee faster movement to the short returns as also better movement back after well-placed returns.
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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