Coaching Tip - January 2016

    Essential Techniques

    There are 5 essential techniques that a player should learn in the order listed to help them improve their tennis skills:

    • Grip

    The player should learn to use the correct grip and technique for the stroke to get the ball over the net and into the court 

    • Direction

    When comfortable with the grip and technique the player is ready to learn to hit the ball to targeted areas in the court

    • Depth

    The player is then ready to learn to hit the ball deeper near the baseline to force a short return from an opponent

    • Spin

    The player can then learn to hit topspin with more height over the net to get more depth and control
    Spin not power can be a player's best friend when rallying during playing tennis matches

    • Power

    Finally power is added into a player's game to help put the short balls away into the open court

    Tennis the game of a lifetime

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    Let me know the things that work for you.

    Coach Steve
    Email steve.james@stevejamestennis.com
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