Players play up to 11 points. Player A can hit only lobs. Player B can hit only overheads.
Overhead under pressure is one of the most difficult strokes to hit. Many professional players use the tactic to lob the opponent when they are playing outdoors because sun can make the ball really difficult to strike correctly. This game is a great opportunity for players to practice overheads and lobs but it is also a chance for coach to see what tactics players try to use.
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.
Wimbledon has just crowned another champion, and if you watched closely you saw the same thing every year: the best returners quietly won the tournament. Here is how to coach a return that pressures the server rather than just surviving it.
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