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Basics – Tips for New Players

Basics – Tips for New Players

Tips for New Players: Listen and accept suggestions that you’ve violated a rule. It’s to your benefit. Don’t try to serve hard or near the sidelines. Loft service returns so they go...

Basics – Tips for New Players

Tips for New Players: Listen and accept suggestions that you’ve violated a rule. It’s to your benefit. Don’t try to serve hard or near the sidelines. Loft service returns so they go...

Basics – Judging Ball ‘In’ or ‘Out’

Basics – Judging Ball ‘In’ or ‘Out’

From the above diagram, you can see there is a fine line for determining if a ball is actually ‘in’ or ‘out’. The rule of thumb is that if you...

Basics – Judging Ball ‘In’ or ‘Out’

From the above diagram, you can see there is a fine line for determining if a ball is actually ‘in’ or ‘out’. The rule of thumb is that if you...

Strategies – Doubles Strategies

Strategies – Doubles Strategies

1. Player positioning Serving player or team stands behind the baseline to serve and remains there or just inside to hit serve return after it bounces (Double Bounce Rule). Receiver...

Strategies – Doubles Strategies

1. Player positioning Serving player or team stands behind the baseline to serve and remains there or just inside to hit serve return after it bounces (Double Bounce Rule). Receiver...

Strategies – More Playing Tips

Strategies – More Playing Tips

Shot Selection If you don’t have a chance at a strong offensive shot, the chances are good that your best choice is a drop shot or a dink.. If one...

Strategies – More Playing Tips

Shot Selection If you don’t have a chance at a strong offensive shot, the chances are good that your best choice is a drop shot or a dink.. If one...

Basics – Lobs & Overhead Smash

Basics – Lobs & Overhead Smash

Basics – Lobs A lofted shot that sends the ball high overhead and deep. Purpose: To catch the opponent off guard or force him/her back to the baseline (offensive). It...

Basics – Lobs & Overhead Smash

Basics – Lobs A lofted shot that sends the ball high overhead and deep. Purpose: To catch the opponent off guard or force him/her back to the baseline (offensive). It...

Basics – Groundstrokes & Volleys

Basics – Groundstrokes & Volleys

Basics – Groundstrokes Forehand Groundstroke:  Typically, the most powerful and most accurate shot; therefore, the most utilized from at or near the baseline. Move sideways into correct court position first....

Basics – Groundstrokes & Volleys

Basics – Groundstrokes Forehand Groundstroke:  Typically, the most powerful and most accurate shot; therefore, the most utilized from at or near the baseline. Move sideways into correct court position first....