Use this coaching plan to power up your player's serving, as well as their ability to recover quickly and punish their opponent.
Serving is one of the most important parts of any tennis match as it is the start of each point. A good serve can give you a major advantage in games.
While starting each point with an effective serve is highly important, it is also extremely valuable for players to be able to recover quickly and be in a position ready to face whatever their opponent throws at them with their return. That's why we also work on your player's positioning after serving, as too often players like to stare at the ball after they serve.
Give your players an advantage in games and get them serving with confidence.
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.