Ken DeHart Tennis » serve and volley http://blog.kendeharttennis.com Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:31:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 “I” Receiving Formation – Both Back http://blog.kendeharttennis.com/%e2%80%9ci%e2%80%9d-receiving-formation-%e2%80%93-both-back/ http://blog.kendeharttennis.com/%e2%80%9ci%e2%80%9d-receiving-formation-%e2%80%93-both-back/#comments Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:18:02 +0000 Ken DeHart http://blog.kendeharttennis.com/?p=280
Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal

**This UDF works well at club level play, USTA league play, junior and high school matches as well as college matches.

This (UDF) Unusual Doubles Receiving Formation puts the receiver and partner on the same side of the court.  The receiver (let’s say – deuce court) is in regular receiving position.  The receiver’s partner is positioned directly behind him so that both players are lined up in the deuce court.

Options:

  1. If the serve is out wide to the deuce court, the front receiver will move to their right to return the serve. The partner behind them will move over and up toward the ad court to defend that part of the court. This helps put both players in motion.
  2. If the serve is up the “T”, the front receiver will move to their left to return the serve and continue to move to the ad court following the return.  The partner behind them will move up to defend the now vacated deuce court.  This will put both players in motion.

Reasons for the receiving team to use this “I” Formation-Both Back:

  1. The receiving team can create confusion for the serving team
  2. The receiving team can put themselves in motion if they have become too stagnate with their receiving play.
  3. The receiving team wants to intimidate the serving team and get inside their head regarding options instead of focusing on the ball.
  4. To protect a weak playing net player against a strong serve and volley team or a team that attacks the net player on the first ball.
  5. Helps the receiving team change momentum in a match, set or game.

How to play teams that play the “I” Receiving Formation-Both Back:

  1. Make a decision as to where you want to serve and don’t change your mind.  Call time and make a plan with your net player.
  2. Decide who you want to move to the ad court by serving wide to force that player to play deuce or up the “T” to force the back player to play the deuce court.
  3. Serve at the receiver’s body to make the decision to move left or right by the receiving team more difficult to determine.
  4. Following the serve, return shots deep down the middle.
  5. Practice against this formation in practice match to recognize the options of the receiving team. Play it so you can feel how it is to be in that position.

What not to do:

  1. Avoid getting sucked into their style of play. Call time out and make a game plan with your net player – have a plan.
  2. Avoid trying to serve too hard and have to hit a lot of second serves or double fault.
  3. Avoid returning too short on their return of serves so they might dominate play with their ground strokes.
  4. Adjust your serving formation if they are bothering your service games.

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This (UDF) Unusual Doubles Receiving Formation puts the receiver and partner on the same side of the court.  One player is in the deuce court near the deuce court alley and the other player is in the deuce court near the center service line.

Options:

  1. If the serve is out wide to the deuce court, the player near the alley plays the return and the player near the center service line moves to the ad court.  The receiving order has now been set for the first set.
  2. If the serve is up the “T”, the receiver in the deuce court near the center service line will play the return then move to the left for that point.  From that point on that player will become the deuce court receiver for the remainder of the first set.

Reasons for the receiving team to use this formation:

  1. The receiving team can create confusion for the serving team
  2. The receiving team wants to intimidate the serving team and get inside their head regarding options instead of focusing on the ball.
  3. Helps the receiving team change momentum in a match, set or game.

How to play teams that play the Australian Receiving Formation-Both Back for the 1st point of the match or set:

  1. Make a decision as to where you want to serve and don’t change your mind.  Call time and make a plan with your net player.
  2. Decide who you want to move to the ad court by serving wide to force that player to play deuce or up the “T” to force the back player to play the deuce court.
  3. Serve to the body of the deuce court to make it a little more difficult for the receiving team to play the return.
  4. Serve using the “I” formation to limit their options of space to return the serve and add to their confusion.
  5. Practice against this formation in practice match to recognize the options of the receiving team. Play it so you can feel how it is to be in that position.

What not to do:

  1. Avoid getting sucked into their style of play. Call time out and make a game plan with your net player – have a plan.
  2. Avoid trying to serve too hard and have to hit a lot of second serves or double fault.
  3. Adjust your serving formation if they are bothering your service games to try and create confusion on their side.

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