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Tuesday Tennis Tips: Poaching practice
This is a fun drill to work on poaching with only three people. Two players stand at the T and volley back and forth. The third player is at the ne
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Tuesday Tennis Tips: Practicing return of a lefty serve
Are you trying to get ready for a match against a left-handed server but don’t have a lefty handy?! One easy way to practice returning against a left
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Tuesday Tennis Tips: Five keys to the slice backhand
This week’s version of Tuesday Tennis Tips is all about the slice backhand. This is a very effective shot & has many benefits such as to keep th
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Tuesday Tennis Tips: Poaching Exercise
Here’s a fun poaching exercise I use with many of my clients trying to improve their doubles pacohing. As Coach Steve and Michaela help me demonstrate, t
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Get after it with hurdles
Working to improve your tennis fitness? Hurdles are a great tool to prepare your body for tennis and help your tennis-specific movement. In this sh
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Being ready to return serve
One of the most important aspects of returning serve is the ready position. Too often recreational players in particular are very casual in receiving ser
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Tuesday Tennis Tips: The touch drill at the net
Here’s a quick video of the touch drill with Michaela. This is one of my favorite drills to develop your skills at the net. Try this one with your
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Tuesday Tennis Tips: Moving forward on your groundstrokes
One of the best ways to improve your groundstrokes is to be sure you are moving forward. In this video, Michaela demonstrates how she has improved her ba
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Tennis Device Test: Billie Jean King’s Eye Coach
I’m often asked what I think of using various tennis training devices. For me, it depends on the device and what you’re trying to get out of it. If
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Tuesday Tennis Tips: Reflex volleys
One of my favorite drills to practice the volley is working on reflex volleys with a partner. The three things I recommend focusing on are (1) bending do