The job of the player is to try to allign the strings to the incoming ball placing the racquet head on the path of the ball.
Body-Return Down the Line with Volleys and Groundstrokes
The coach serves into a player’s body, who returns down the line at another player standing at the net. The point is played out.
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Improving Footwork on the Return – The Platform
In this exercise the emphasis is on the split step. The player starts on a platform and jumps down to return.
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Improving Focus on the Return
Watching the ball to contact is essential when returning serve and the most critical period is from the bounce to contact.
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Attacking the Return
Serve to the backhand on the deuce court. The returner approaches the net down the line.The point is played out.
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In the Air Returns Collection
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Minimum Movement Return
By loading the video, you agree to Vimeo’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unblock Vimeo A common problem on the return is moving too much and therefore loosing precision. In this drill the player works on staying totally still to return using as little body movement as possible. The idea is to work on stability. The player should try …
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Getting Behind the Ball and Tracking the Return
By loading the video, you agree to Vimeo’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unblock Vimeo Two common mistakes when returning are: not tracking the ball to contact and reaching for the ball. This drill attacks both problems by forcing the player to work on catching the ball in front of the body with both hands. In order to catch …
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Off the Bounce Returns
By loading the video, you agree to Vimeo’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unblock Vimeo A good way to practice the shorter backswing on the return is by having the player stand very close to the service line and return from there. From that position the player will not have time to take a large backswing and will get …
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Grip Returns – Improving your Tracking Ability
By loading the video, you agree to Vimeo’s privacy policy.Learn more Load video Always unblock Vimeo In order to hit a solid return it is very important to learn to track the ball into the contact point. In this drill, the player tries to stop the serve with the grip, forcing the player to practice his/her tracking skills. When using …