Players can struggle with control if they have habits to make big backswings at the net. If your player is not able to hit compact volleys, try this correcting exercise. Player stands close to the fence (back almost touches the fence). Coach feeds balls so player can practice volleys. Fence prevents from taking too big backswing on the volleys.
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.
Wimbledon arrives at the end of June and the grass court swing transforms how the game is played. Low bounces, slippery footing, and rewards for forward play demand a different tactical mindset. Here is how to coach it.