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Ken’s Tournament Preparation Blog
It is tournament time again for me. As a tennis teaching professional, I seldom have time to really prepare for a tournament like the pros – of course, I don’t and never have played like them. So when I planned to play in the USPTA Nationals on Marco Island, Florida this September I had a [...]
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Winning in Practice, pt 2
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 [...]
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Winning in Practice, pt 1
“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 at love 30, 30 love, [...]
