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Drills.

Tennis drills build footwork, consistency, and match patterns through deliberate repetition—read tested protocols and progression frameworks here.

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Drills ·5 min · June 2026

The Approach Shot, Honestly: What Most Players Do Wrong on the Short Ball

There is a moment most club matches turn on, and most players misread it. A ball lands short — somewhere around the service line, sitting up at a friendly height — and the player facing it has roughly…

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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.