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Coaching.

Tennis coaching methods, technique instruction, and player development resources reviewed for competitive improvement and skill progression at all levels.

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Coaching ·6 min · June 2026

The Free Tennis Community Is Better Than Paid Coaching — Until It Isn't

The advice gets repeated in every corner of the internet where rackets are discussed: you do not need to pay for coaching.

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Coaching ·5 min · May 2026

Free Tennis Education: How the Sport Came to Trust the Internet Over the Club Pro

For most of the twentieth century, the assumption inside American tennis was straightforward: if you wanted to get better, you paid a pro.

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Beginners ·5 min · May 2026

Tennis Drills for Beginners: Why We Teach the Catch Before the Stroke

The first tennis drills for beginners should not involve hitting a tennis ball with the strings. That is the claim, and we mean it literally: for the first thirty to forty-five minutes a new player…

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Beginners ·9 min · May 2026

Tennis Drills for Beginners: What Actually Works When You're Teaching a Kid Who's Never Held a Racquet

Here is a claim a lot of well-meaning parents have heard, sometimes from a club pro, sometimes from a YouTube video: teach the Eastern forehand grip and the full swing first, and the rest follows.