6 week course Outline
Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00
Week 1 – Baseline Basics
Tactics - Back to Basics with improving consistency and depth in your rally shots
Technique - Simplifying the shot cycle (ready / prepare / contact ball / follow through)
Advanced – Rising balls through the baseline
Challenge of the week – How many balls scan you get in in 2 minutes
Week 2 – Moving the opponent around
Tactics - run your opponent around using cross court shots and open up the court with down the line shots
Technique – angling the racket and lining the swing to control the ball cross court
Advanced – Use angles to open up the court using topspin to dip the ball
Challenge of the week – Playing points pay away from the middle
Week 3 - Serve Consistency Percentage
Tactic - Simply getting you first serve in with depth and speed to stop your opponent attacking you.
Technique – Simplifying the shot cycle and consistent contact point
Advanced Players - Aiming for 70% serves in with maximal speed. Then controlling the ball wide, body or T
Week 4 – Return of serve
Tactics - Returning the serve seep and stopping the opponent from attacking. Second serve returns to be attacked into the space.
Technique – Movement to the ball and contact point in-front
Advanced players – wide serve returns & T returns
Week 5 – Approaching the net
Tactics – Approaching off a short ball and volley into the space
Technique – Movement to the ball, positioning and racket head control
Advanced – Using drive volleys and angle volleys
Challenge of the week – how many deep volleys can you get in 2 minutes / how many points can you win at the net
Week 6 – Passing shots and lobs when your opponent comes to the net
Tactics – Off a weaker approach or volley chance to attack cross, line or lob against the opponent at the net
Technique - working on Swing path to control the ball
Advanced – angle cross court low and then into space
Challenge of the week – 2 minutes to get as many passing shot in as possible