Archive for the ‘Tennis Tips’ Category
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Defeating “The Two Opponents” before you defeat; “The Player on the Other Side of the Net”
You have seen the draw, met your opponent and walked to the court to begin the battle. However, when you warm up to begin the match, you must first defeat two opponents before you can even begin to win the match against – the player on the other side of the net. Opponent #1 – [...]
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11 Ways to Improve Your Tennis Game at San Jose Swim & Racquet Club – Year ‘Round…
The following are 11 ways to improve your tennis game at the San Jose Swim & Racquet Club: Private hour and half hour lessons. These lessons can include technical work and hitting with the pro during that time to see if the technical and strategy changes work. Semi private lessons. Get together and start working [...]
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26 Characteristics of a Great Coach or Teacher
Think back to the great coaches and teachers in school or life who motivated or inspired you. What were some of their characteristics that made them special in your eyes and made you want to be like them? By no way is this complete, but here is a list of traits they often possessed, that [...]
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10 Tips to Winning the Warm Up
Use the warm up to learn about your opponents game. Look for the following clues: What type of grips do they use? What type of shots do they prefer? Is their forehand or backhand stronger? What types of spin did they use? How effective is their footwork? What height do they prefer on the forehand [...]
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10 Tips to Winning the Middle of the Match
As the match goes on analyze what has happened. Ask these questions: What patterns do they use with their ground strokes to set up points? How do they handle pace and off-pace balls? Are they predictable with where they hit under pressure? Based on their grips, where are their power zones? How many balls are [...]
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10 Tips to Review After the Match
Once a match is over it is extremely important to analyze what went on during the match to improve for your next match. Here are points to consider: What were your best strokes and plays during the match? What were their best strokes and plays during the match? What were your weaknesses in the match? [...]
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Creating “Likeable” Tennis Lessons
Make your tennis lessons “likeable” by avoiding these 4 undesirables. Lines – avoid having your students stand in lines and waiting for their next turn to play. Make it a “moving experience” by using cones, donuts and games so the players are purposefully moving. Yelling – don’t yell from across the net. Learn to coach [...]
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Adults “Just Wanta Have Fun”
Cindy Lopper sung a song “Girls Just Wanta Have Fun”. The same is true for adults. They play tennis because they “Just Wanta Have Fun”. They take lessons for the same reason. As a tennis professional you have to know how adults learn so they can have fun. Lets take a look at some of [...]
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Grips for Volleys
Choose the Correct Grip for Your Volley Here are 7 questions you might consider before you start: Is there 1 best grip? What is the experience status of the player – beginner, intermediate or advanced? What is the age of the player? What is the physical strength of the player? What are their aspirations as [...]
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4 Stages of Learning
Get the Competitive Edge with Ken DeHart Learning a new skill can be quite challenging. There are 4 basic stages we often encounter to take a new skill from unawareness to an unconscious performance level. Stage 1 Unconsciously Incompetent – I didn’t know I needed to know that or that it existed. Ex. I didn’t [...]
