
Player A is hitting crosscourt with the coach and trying to progress through the four cones with Increased angle early on to increased depth on each shot getting further from the sideline.
Lots of spin when hitting closer to sideline to create better angle and get the ball to dip faster, increase drive through as you get deeper as well as increased height.
This practice has no coaching points
This practice has no progressions
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.