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Alan Margot – Clever Tennis The Service Return and Pressure Situations
When we’re playing a match and we finally get a break point, we all put pressure on ourselves to do a good job and make a good return, and the tighter the situation, the less the feet want to move. Why is that? Well, it’s part of Human Nature. The body quiets itself, digs in and doesn’t move to make sure it gets the ball over the net to start the point! Ouch! In this segment we will look at the keys on how to change that. We’ll also take a look from the receiver’s point of view, in doubles how to deal with a server who has a good serve and mean groundstrokes, making it tough to get an advantage in the point! This is a tactic you can use to change all that! Here we go!
Alan Margot Alan is the founder of www.clevertennis.com - a fun and enjoyable video based learning website that teaches doubles tactics and strategies to the 3.5 to 4.5 level. Alan is currently the Director of Tennis at the Atherton Tennis Center, Holbrook-Palmer Park in Atherton, California. For 35 years he has taught and coached all levels and ages of players including sectional and nationally ranked juniors and touring professionals in the Bay Area. He has also served as a NorCal Regional Director of the United States Professional Tennis Association. “At CleverTennis we are always thinking of new ways to connect with people to teach tennis, whether it’s through our Tennis Getaways or through our DVDs and videos. Learning is fun - at every level!” For more information on CleverTennis Getaways see www.clevertennis.com. |
Today we’re going to look at the 3.5 to 4.0 level, and a common circumstance that happens to players when returning a second serve in a pressure situation.