Help your Partner by Poaching after He/She Hits a Great Return
When your partner returns you will start the point in a defensive position around the service line and close to the cent...
Planning to Poach in Advance of a Good Return can Really Pay off on Key Points
The same way that planning to poach when your partner serves helps you move across with more confidence, planning in adv...
When Returning Both Back Always Make the Return
If you decide to play both back to return, make sure you adjust your return accordingly. Playing both back and going for...
If your Partner Gets Lobbed it May be Easier for you to Play the Next Shot
When one of the players gets lobbed, the ideal outcome is for that player to hit an overhead. However, if the lob is too...
Shoot for 70% of First Serves
An opponent returning second serves will always be more aggressive. Making a high percentage of first serves will keep t...
Commit to Serving and Volleying to Improve your Doubles Game
Although the doubles game has changed recently and more players are playing from the backcourt, it is still a volley gam...
Volley Deep Cross Court Until you Get a Ball that You can Attack
Although the doubles game has changed recently and more players are playing from the backcourt, it is still a volley gam...
Serve to the Weakness Down the T or at the Body if you Know your Partner will try to Poach
If you are serving and you know your partner will look to poach, serve to the weakness. If your opponent does not have a...
Points: Body Return Down the Line
Players play on half the singles court. One player is at the net, the other one at the baseline. The coach feeds a serve...
Doubles: Lob Return
One player serves and volleys. The opponent hits a lob over his partner at the net. If the lob is very deep, the team le...