The backhand slice, a favourite of the Williams sisters, is a great defensive shot to use if you need to buy yourself more time, push your opponent back and give you an opportunity to approach the net! This is because this is a shot that can be played at stretch and doesn't bounce high - making it difficult for your opponent to attack!
As with most strokes in tennis, the key thing to the slice lies in the preparation!
To help your players get into position and perfect this subtle one-handed stroke this session starts with a quick technique recap and then gets under way with a series of changing the rhythm of play drills.
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.
Register for FREE and get coaching tips, top drills, session and more every week!
