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!
How to Help Players Keep 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.
Feeding progressions (video)
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i2c Quick Fix: Four Bears Backhand Slice
This has got to be one of our favourite quick fixes!
To help players understand the stroke adaptations of the slice backhand depending upon where you are in the court, Nigel Hunter, i2c’s Head of Programmes, explains the family of back-hand slices; daddy bear, mummy bear backhand, big sister (or brother) backhand and lastly… the baby backhand! You won’t want to miss this! Your players will never forget this again!
The 5Rs of the stroke production cycle: PART 3, bringing it all together (filmed live in Qatar)
i2c is a proud partner of the Qatar Tennis Federation. We filmed this exclusive, on-court session with a group of tennis coaches in Qatar on the 5Rs in the stroke production cycle. In part 3, Richard systematically summarises the 5Rs.