Help with footwork coaching
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“Ian, I am currently 14 years old, and my school has a lot of good tennis players. We do Saturday clinics and this one day, the pro had us do some footwork drills. He said to first take big steps to cover the amount of ground you need to cover. Then, once you’ve got in position, to take a bunch of little steps, as if to micro-adjust your position to make perfect contact with the ball. I agree you should have good footwork, but he said he wanted to HEAR us sliding and making noise with our feet along the court. I didn’t like THAT. I usually take little steps after I’ve got into position, but it usually doesn’t make a lot of noise. I also noticed that every time I tried footwork his way, I would end up going too far, as I was already in position after two big steps, and the ball was basically going to hit my chest if I didn’t swing. After about 5 minutes, he gathered my group and said that we were making “great improvements”, but he still wanted to hear us making noise on the ground. He was looking pointedly at me when he said this. We began point play, and my strokes instantly improved when I retreated back to my original forehand footwork. Please make an episode on this so I know who was right. Thanks, Anonymous (haha you thought I was gonna tell you my name?)”
Rizzlerboy66 via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/26/24
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