4 Players on Court. Two players on one side of the net just behind the NVZ line and 2 players on the other side of the net about 3' inside the backcourt line. Emphasis is not on speed of volley, but accuracy of placement. Each person in the backcourt can move from side to side, and as they do so, the player volleying must attempt to hit as close as possible to their feet.
After about 4-5 minutes, switch roles so the other player can volley.
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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