Beach Training

In 1999 I watched Karch Kiraly playing at a World Tour event in Lignano, Italy. He was jump serving at about 60% for almost the whole game, and I couldn’t work out why? it looked like he was just rolling the ball at his opponents so they could smack it back at him. Since then [...]

As discussed, the focus on training on Saturday was mostly about establishing a few basic standards to see us through the season. We focussed on our greatest strength (service), and our greatest weakness (setting). The NE rule was implimented. We both made the mistake once, did the push ups, and then hit the ground for [...]

A servic routine is highly recommended for any player. the serve is the one time in a match that there are no external factors. You have complete control of the toss, your jump, where you aim. By using a consistant routine, you can really make the most of the opportunity to control your serve well. [...]

Without a doubt, our biggest weapon is our service. Our only problem is that we tend to fade a little bit towards the end of the day, (which is when it really counts). Obviously a solid fitness campaign will help with this, but there are several other areas we can improve and/or modify to help [...]