Purpose: Helps young players with hand-eye coordination and recognition depth. Description: Start with players playing catch with the ball bouncing once. Then hits progress to letting the ball bounce twice before the player catches it. Progression: Use the same sequence with players hitting balls rather simple then catching. Tips: You can make it more challenging by saying either â one â or â two â after you toss the ball and the player tries to catch the ball after that number of bounces. Safety: Ensure players are well spread out on the court.
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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.
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