2024 RSPA WRC – Serve +1: Tennis Movement Training

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Footwork

Transition footwork

Great footwork in tennis is paramount to success and in this episode, USPTA Professional and former top 100 ATP player Jeff Salzenstein will teach you four different footwork patterns to help you get to the net faster and more efficiently. Watch as he analyzes a player’s footwork technique before demonstrating simple changes that shed time and effort off her net approach. It’s simple changes like this that can save you energy for later in the match, and that alone could set you apart from your opponent when it comes to that final point.

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NEW EPISODE – Tennis fitness circuit

Developing a tennis specific fitness circuit is a great way to improve on court tennis performance. In this episode, Mark Kovacs, Ph. D., will provide some of the most beneficial exercises for tennis development while linking them with specific strokes, movements, or positions in tennis.

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NEW EPISODE – Spanish drills for weight transfer

The transfer of weight is a key component in tennis. In this episode, USPTA Master Professional and three-time Grand Slam winner Emilio Sanchez- Vicario will show you a variety of ways in which you can improve this aspect in both defensive and aggressive situations. Footwork and balance are emphasized throughout the show as they are key elements to efficient weight transfer and shot execution

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How to beat the moonballer

Moonballers are difficult players to compete against. They play it safe by constantly giving you high arcing balls, waiting for you to get frustrated and commit an error that gives them the points. Don’t let that happen anymore. In this episode, USPTA Master Professional Jorge Capestany presents a variety of tactics you can employ when you encounter moonballers that will disrupt their game plan and give you the advantage. In this video, you will learn six tactics you can employ against the moonballer from the baseline, at the net, or during the serve, and he demonstrates drills to help you practice these tactics.

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Drills drills drills

In this drill-packed video, some of the top USPTA coaches and world class players guide you through their favorite exercises to help improve your game. Emilio Sanchez Vicario, Rick Macci, and the Bryan brothers are all present to provide tips and tricks aimed at helping you with your volley angles, serve technique, footwork patterns and many other essential areas through the use of demanding drills that you can use to develop your skills. In this video you will learn numerous drills to use when training, including “closers,” “knee toss,” high forehand volley,” and “turn the doorknob.”

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Developing players on the red court

10 and Under Tennis has revolutionized the sport of tennis by giving kids the right equipment, courts, and competition so they can learn to play the game faster than ever before. This episode features Craig Jones, USPTA Professional and USTA Director of Youth Play and Competition, explaining how to use the red ball on the 36-foot court to teach kids. The right instruction and making learning fun will allow kids to be successful and develop into lifelong players. In this video you will learn the specifications for play, the characteristics of the age group and the teaching progressions when working with children who are 8 and younger.

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