ESTABLISHING A BASE GAME REQUIRES FOCUSING ON THE TWO NECESSARY FUNDAMENTALS IN BECOMING A SOLID PLAYER WITHOUT WEAKNESSES: MOVEMENT AND BALL STRIKING. THE FIRST PRIORITY IS FOOTWORK—WORKING ON SHOT RECOGNITION, SPLIT STEP, MOVEMENT, BALANCE AND RECOVERY. THE SECOND PRIORITY IS HITTING—ESTABLISHING HIGH SHOT TOLERANCE OF ALL SHOTS, NO UNFORCED ERRORS AND DISCIPLINE AND ENDURANCE WITH ALL SHOTS. DEVELOPING THIS LEVEL DEMANDS COUNTLESS HOURS OF EXERCISES AND REPETITION OF THE SECOND SERVE, RETURNS AND NET GAME. AT THE END OF THIS LEVEL, A PLAYER HAS LEARNED HOW TO NOT BEAT HERSELF.
2012 Tigers Women's Tennis Yearbook
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