Over the past few weeks we have stressed the importance of turning and getting the racquet back early, and looking to get in the best position to try to be as balanced as possible when hitting the ball. The kids are starting to show progress and we will continue to remind them about early preparation and making sure that their feet keep moving non stop.
We will be letting the kids play more points from the baseline, right from the start as a warm-up, to get them moving and warming up faster. We find that this keeps them more engaged as opposed to just doing a simple counting drill. We will however put certain requirements, such as the amount of balls needed to be hit in the court for the point to count. The idea here will be to try to encourage the kids to stay more patient and keep the ball in play for a longer period. Right now, most of the kids like to go for a big shot to try to win point very early in the point, regardless if they are set up to go for that big shot or not.
We have also worked hard on volleys and overheads, making sure that the right grips are being used, as well as the arm and racquet are in the right position. We will continue to do this in the coming weeks, as the grip and arm position are corrections that will take a little longer, due to a higher amount of repetitions needed for them to be memorized.
See you guys in practice,
Drago
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