The 10 Step Rally Video Series helps you teach tennis beginners of any age to learn the basics of rallying co-operatively and competitively with a partner.
Nick Jacques’ Tape That Warm-up Exercise (video)
Join me watching Nick Jacques from Tennis New Zealand, demonstrate his Tape That exercise live at the Evolutionics 2018 International Coaches Symposium.
Quick Tip! Developing Topspin
As your players begin to develop more strength and hit the ball harder, they will need to also hit with more top spin. It can be difficult initially for young players to understand all of the advantages of top spin for them. We demonstrate how you can help players develop topspin. The key to this quick fix is to think about top spin in “levels” depending upon where you are on the court. Helping players with their top spin couldn’t be easier than with Nigel’s quick fix drill!
Quick Coaching Tip – Keeping the racket on the ball (Video)
In this tip i2c Director, Richard Marklow shares the quick coaching tip that he estimates he’s used most in his coaching career! It’s about making sure that you keep the racket on the ball for as long as you can.
First step to building receiving skills in young players (video)
Question: Is tennis a sending or receiving game? Traditionally I believe that tennis tends to be taught as a sending game. As you watch this clip – and the ones to follow – I want you to think about how we can help our players to be better at receiving the incoming ball.