3.5+ Tennis Practice Drills. Serve, Return.

Monday HIIT v2.0 Group
High Intensity Interval “Tennis”
Work on your conditioning, routines and remember to bring water.

Serve Review
Middle grip, maybe a bit Eastern.
Pinpoint your feet.
Relax your arm.
“Be water, my friend.”
Racquet palm toward you so that a side edge of your racquet “leads.”
(You can see this in the picture)
Experiment:
Space your grip fingers more.
Bend your knees to jump higher.

Maci: Serve, Feet Together (1 Min)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_gTFT5Ho2WQ

Macci: Serve, Kinetic Chain (1 Min)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xed3lmub3Fo&pp=ygUQTWFjY2kgcG9zaXRpdml0eQ%3D%3D

Macci: Serve Drill, Legs First (1 Min)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WPIQC3ndrNE&pp=ygUObWFjY2kgYmFja2hhbmQ%3D

Nick Kyrgios Serve, Pinpoint (6 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rS2JGEI-twk&pp=ygUZc2VydmUgdGVubmlzIG5pY2sga3lyZ2lvcw%3D%3D

Macci: Serve Mechanics (20 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=F-r7bpP3psM

Return of Serve
1st: Get the ball back over the net.
Forward “split, for better hit.”
Quick, brief backswing.
Generally return cross court.
Consider chip, volley your return.
Consider more lobs.
Think “Return to Sender.”

Macci: Return of Serve (8 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=phKa3TEolPM&pp=ygUTUmV0dXJuIHNlcnZlIG1hY2NpIA%3D%3D

Lobs, Overheads & High Volleys
Experiment:
Point your left elbow at the lob. This induces you to turn while your left hand guides your racquet back.
Left elbow and point, hit.
2/3 Speed, controlled placement.
Goal: Make 50 in a row

Ground Strokes
Relax & Focus, Goal: 100 in a row
Give ‘em a “surprise, hit on the rise.”
Lean toward the net.
Hit the ball high over the net.
FH: Elbow up, Pet, Legs, Pull.
BH Slice: Shoulder turn, knuckles up.
For balance, finish like eagle wings.

Novak Djokovic
Forehand, Backhand (6 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FmrLQmZ1CVQ&pp=ygUZbm92YWsgZGpva292aWMgc2xvIG1vdGlvbg%3D%3D

Drop Shot (Dropper)
Delay and “disguise to surprise.”
Lock your wrist, 90 degrees.
Pull down, high to low, for backspin.
When ya “hit the drop, make it stop.”
Goal: 50 in a row

Volleys
Shoulder turn, “U” shape.
Racquet head higher than your wrist.
High ball: High energy, finish point.
Low ball: Low energy, finesse/drop.
“Low and slow” sharp angle.
Fast ball: No time, just block it.
Half Volleys: Forward “ta-da.”

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USTA NTRP Ratings Information:
https://www.usta.com/en/home/play/adult-tennis/programs/national/usta-ntrp-ratings-faqs.html#tab=tournaments

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Prerequisite: Proficient NTRP Level 3.5 +. RSVP to attend, no walk-ons. Donate a new can of balls or $$. Thanks.

Value your time.
You probably won’t get it back.

Today’s practice is not a lesson with a teaching pro.

Now cut the carbs, get outside and get it done!!

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Videos for visual learning.

Novak Djokovic & Carlos Alcaraz
Practice (13 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Gl-T2dtss&pp=ygUdY2FybG9zIGFsY2FyYXogcHJhY3RpY2UgcGFyaXPSBwkJwQkBhyohjO8%3D

Macci: Overhead, Elbow (1 Min)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9SRQmIzLnsE&pp=ygUQbWFjY2kgb3ZlcmhlYXJkIA%3D%3D

Macci: Overhead, Turn (1 Min)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZNwSE2ttZ8&pp=ygUQbWFjY2kgb3ZlcmhlYXJkIA%3D%3D

Macci: Overhead, Edge (1 Min)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OcAZvEfT4kA&pp=ygUQbWFjY2kgb3ZlcmhlYXJkIA%3D%3D

Steve Jobs
Commencement Speech (14 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1i9kcBHX2Nw&pp=ygURc3RldmUgam9icyBzcGVlY2g%3D

Les McCann & Eddie Harris
Cold Duck Time (7 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ago8dP4fFA&pp=ygUmbGVzIG1jY2FubiBlZGRpZSBoYXJyaXMgY29sZCBkdWNrIHRpbWU%3D

George Michael
Careless Whisper (5 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=izGwDsrQ1eQ&pp=ygUfZ2VvcmdlIG1pY2hhZWwgY2FyZWxlc3Mgd2hpc3Blcg%3D%3D

Marty McFly
Johnny B. Goode (6 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T_WSXXPQYeY&pp=ygUcbWljaGFlbCBqIGZveCBqb2hubnkgYiBnb29kZQ%3D%3D

Rod Stewart
The Way You Look Tonight (4 Mins)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K0z0dZRvCQg&pp=ygUlcm9kIHN0ZXdhcnQgd2hlbiB5b3Ugd2lzaCB1cG9uIGEgc3Rhcg%3D%3D

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