To demonstrate the forehand ground stroke. The students will shadow the pro. The pro will say the first part and demonstrate the move. For example, with the forehand the pro says, â Racket lowâ and the students say, â Next to your toeâ. Then the pro says, â Finish highâ and the students say, â Point to the sky â. Progression: Once they become comfortable with the motion and the rhythm begin to drop feed for them to hit. Safety: Ensure players are well spread out.
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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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