Beach Training

This season I’ve had very few opportunities to train on the sand, so I have concentrated more on my fitness than my skills. The only skill that has noticeably suffered has been my hand setting, so I have slowly started using my hands less and less. Last weekend I had my first serious tournament in [...]

The high deep jump serve This jump serve is one idea that might be useful to some of you out there. Obviously serving an ace against the wind is easier than without a wind. You can hit harder, and your top spin will be much more effective. It also creates other opportunities, one of which [...]

As I mentioned in a recent post, serving an ace is usually a matter of placement, rather than power. Having said that, the ace is often set up with a couple of powerful serves followed by a slower, more accurate serve. This diagram shows the areas on the court where you are most likely to [...]

You have probably noticed that good players have a habit of being in the right place at the right time. This is often attributed to experience, and a players ability to read the play, but there is nothing magic about it. Reading your opponent is a skill just like any other. So how do you [...]