Archive for the ‘Practice’ Category

• Ball Machines – Using them for Singles Practice

  Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

  Ball machines are great for practicing your singles shots – if positioned correctly.
  5 things NOT to do when using a ball machine:

  Do not place the ball machine only on the baseline in the center of the court
  Do not have the ball machine oscillate only from deuce court to ad court
  Do not use the ball machine [...]

• Ball Machines – Using them for Doubles Practice

  Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

  Ball machines are great for practicing your doubles shots – if positioned correctly.
  5 things NOT to do when using a ball machine:

  Do not place the ball machine on the baseline in the center of the court
  Do not have the ball machine oscillate from deuce court to ad court
  Do not use the ball machine to practice [...]

• Winning the Warming Up – in The Warm Up

  Thursday, May 14th, 2009

  When you go to the court to play your next doubles match, take control of the match from the beginning.

  Introduce yourselves to your opponents.
  Spin the racquet before beginning the warm up so you will be on the correct side when warming up and know the serving order as to who will serve first, second [...]

• 5 Winning Keys to Lobbing, pt 3

  Thursday, March 5th, 2009

  Welcome to our third and final part of Keys to Lobbing. Number five, the last tip in this set is below.
  5. 7 Tips to practicing the lob
  1. Practice tossing the ball up, letting it bounce then directing the lob to a 9 foot by 9 foot area in the corner of the court near the [...]

• The Psychology of a Winner: Improving Your Practice

  Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

  They say practice makes perfect. I say “perfect practice makes perfect.” Practice is just the first thing you have to keep in mind when you’re aiming for that win on the court. This begs the question then on how do you improve your practice? Look to the four tips below as a place to [...]

• Winning in Practice, pt 2

  Thursday, January 15th, 2009

  This is part two in a two part set.
  Doubles Situations

  The receiving team must lob the return of serve and try to take the net at least twice in each game. This is especially effective when the serving team is serving into the sun.
  The serving team must play out of the “I” formation or Australian formation.  [...]

• Winning in Practice, pt 1

  Thursday, January 8th, 2009

  “Practicing to win requires rehearsing the tactical situations you will encounter and selecting the correct appropriate response for that situation until you can execute these responses in the heat of match play” …Ken DeHart
  Playing the Score
  Practice your singles and doubles match with altered scoring situations:

  Start all games [...]