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Issue 11, May 2007
The European clay court season is well under way and already Rafael Nadal has established his dominance on his favourite surface. A close defeat of Federer in the Monte Carlo Masters was followed by a dominant performance in Barcelona. Who will emerge as Nadal's competition when Roland Garros arrives. Federer made the same errors as he always does on clay against Nadal - making too many unforced errors off the topspin backhand. Expert observers are still mystified why the Great Swiss can't play more slice backhands and increase his attack on the net against the Spanish Bull. Perhaps Roger is keeping an ace up his sleeve in his quest for the Grand Slam.
The womens tour remains hard to read. The Williams Sisters continue to perform superbly despite limited preparation and tournament play. Top players continue to struggle under injury concerns. Can young rising stars like Vaidisova, Ivanovic and Jankovic make their mark at Roland Garros? It is the venue where the most surprises are bound to occur. Supporters are desperately hoping that Justine Henin and Amelie Mauresmo can have success at the French, bringing their attractive and diverse game styles that was missing at the Australian Open.
This month's newsletter includes:-
- Week 7 of GSC's sample tennis lessons ;
- Tennis drills focusing of net play for Ladies groups;
- The 2nd "Common Coaching Problems" article focusing on the continental grip; and
- The 2nd "Federer File" article focusing on his mastery of the 5 playing scenario's.
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Current Tennis Articles
Tennis Lesson Plans - Week 7
Global Sports Coaching has hundreds of drills on its website and in its e-books to help with all aspects of tennis coaching and development. There are so many that we have decided to start producing weekly lesson plans to help coaches use the drills most effectively.
This weeks lessons focus on:-
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Beginner lesson - Fundamental Motor Skills and the Serve.
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Intermediate lesson - Net play - Serve and Return.
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Development / Squad lesson - Doubles drills and strategy.
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Ladies Group Drill Lesson Plan - Working on Net Play
By David Horne
One of the key issues facing coaches of club level ladies teams is to get them to be more comfortable in attacking the net and staying up there without retreating back to the baseline. By performing the following drills your players will become more comfortable in approaching the net. This session consists of six drills with the emphasis on net play, reflexes, approach shots, accuracy on volleys, team work and tactics. Click here to read more>>>>
The Federer File - The 5 Playing Scenario's
By Rufus Keown View in PDF
Roger Federer stands out from many of the top pro’s on tour in his mastery of all facets of the game. While most of his competitors are outstanding in some aspects of the game (Roddick on Serve; Nadal Baseline to Baseline; Hewitt Return of serve) – Federer can match most players at all the 5 playing scenario’s...read more on Federer's mastery of all 5 playing scenario's >>>
Common Coaching Problems - The Continental Grip
Experienced coaches will confront the same problems with developing players the world over. This series of articles seekis to identify those "common coaching problems" and then present practical drills and solutions for coaches to use to help their player overcome the inevitable hurdles of learning tennis.
This month's article looks at the problem young players becoming comfortable with semi western and western grips, and being unable to transition to continental grip - preventing them from developing their game fully....read more>>>
Tennis - Player Development
By Rufus Keown
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