From Nov 1st 2023
Week 1 – Serve Consistency Percentage
Tactic – Serve with depth and look to play your forehand your 2nd shot.
Technique – Simplifying the shot cycle and consistent contact point
Advanced Players – Aiming for 70% serves in with maximal speed. Can players then control the ball wide, body or centre
Challenge Of the week – serves in / out of 10 serves from both deuce and ad side
Week 2 – Second Serve – aiming to the players weaker shot
Tactic – Ensure serve has depth (or angle) to stop the returner attacker.
Technique – Simplifying the shot cycle (ready / prepare / contact ball / follow through)
Advanced – Can players serve with spin and to the players backhand
Challenge of the week – Play points using only a second serve from 0-30 down
Week 3 – 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 4 – 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 away from the target area (circle in the middle)
Week 5 – Return of serve
Tactics – Returning the serve deep 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 6 – 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 7 – 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
Week 8 – Matchplay
Play matches for fun ! Coaches will help with match charting with match analysis
