
Split and Catch Using the big balls Players work with partner where their partner has to move forward from the cone, split on the blue mat, catch and throw back. This will happen on the same side of the court Payers catching should try to catch the ball with out it bouncing Coaching notes Time Shorter back swings Positioning Grips
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.