Players stand in pairs with a ball between two. Players will then take turns throwing a large (football sized) ball to one another. Throwing can vary between throwing straight into hands to bouncing before catching etc.
Side on and rotate hips to simulate a tennis groundstroke.
Players can vary the distance once control has been established.
Four technical nightmares creep into club tennis every season. Here are the drills that banish them for good.
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.