Players run around the court and perform a dynamic warm-up by doing basic physical exercises, such as high-knees, shoulder circles etc. Players then start the practice with simple drills based on ball control, such as bouncing the ball with the racket.
At the young age, tennis has to be fun so serious and intense drills are not appropriate for kids. During the warm up, coach has to pay attention to the quality of kids' warm-up to avoid injuries and improve athletic skills.
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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