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Lesson 34:
Backhand Groundstroke | Court Coverage
This is an excellent drill to learn and practice proper court coverage when playing from the baseline.
According to where the player hits the ball (down-the-line or cross-court), there is a recovery spot that the player should get back to in order to be in the middle of the possible angles that the opponents might use.
Therefore there are two cones: one orange and one yellow that are placed just inside the baseline on the same side with the player:
- the orange cone should be the recovery spot for the cross-court shots,
- the yellow cone is the recovery spot when sending the ball down-the-line;
Notice that when the player hits the ball cross-court, there is less court to recover to (orange cone) thus spending less energy compared to the down-the-line shot which has a larger way to recover to (yellow cone).
The ball machine will send the balls deep to my left side (backhand) and according to where I send the ball (down-the-line, or cross-court), I will recover behind the respective spot: behind the orange cone for cross-court shots, behind the yellow cone for down-the-line shots.
Footwork wise, whenever you feel rushed and you have more court to cover, you should use a cross-over step first, followed by side-shuffle steps.
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