Training practice for high school tennis

Are you a high school tennis coach?

If you’re one, let me ask you this follow-up question.

How well do you train in practice every day?

Because.

The best tennis coaches at the high school level are great at coaching in practice.

That being the case.

Here are 4 areas to focus on in practice, also keep trying new ideas and drills to help you maximize your players’ time on court.

The goal is creativity, innovation and efficiency.

1) footwork-

Tennis is all about movement.

The better they move, the better their game will be on the court.

They need to focus on short, explosive and powerful first steps.

I like to use dynamic warm-ups at the beginning of practice instead of static stretches.

2) Essays-

Take advantage of repetitions in practice.

Your players need to get enough reps on a daily basis until they master all of their shots.

At the high school level.

Most players never develop basic strokes because they don’t get enough of them during practice.

Post a daily rep goal for each player and make sure they meet it.

3) Creative exercises-

Study and try new exercises and then build on those exercises.

This will keep you on top of your coaching game and the players will stay engaged as well.

YouTube is a great place to look for exercises and they are all FREE.

Most of the great exercises are exercises from other trainers that someone took, adopted and adapted in a creative way.

My PTR tester told me.

Try to learn a new exercise or a new way of training every day!

4) Point/Matches-

In the afternoon.

Have your players play points and set up situational training for them.

After doing that.

Ask them to play scrimmages.

They should be working on new shots and focusing on discovering their true style of play.

They shouldn’t be trying to win those games.

The key point for practice matches is to try new shots and focus on figuring out your match game.

After each practice match, they should record their results in their tennis journal.

NOTE.

When they are writing in their tennis diary.

They must be honest and keep this information to themselves.

This journal is for your eyes only!

I say that because he wants them to start using the feedback they’re getting to make any necessary adjustments going forward.

In coaching experience.

Players who use their journal correctly can progress faster than players who don’t.

So, there is your proof.

Alright.

Focus on those 4 aspects in practice over the next 3 months and you should see some amazing results from your players.

Just study any great tennis team and you will find a coach who created a great practice system for that team.