Often times, players just play single’s tennis and go for everything that can get their racket on.Why? Because many of us start out playing singles when first learning the game.
But I’ve got new for you. That’s not going to get you on the winning end of things when you have a teammate.
You need to develop a balance and a sharp sense of coordination out there both with your “other half” and within yourself as well. It’s not gong to cut it.
So, instead, you want to adopt a team mindset if you want to…
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If you want to be successful in doubles, there’s one very important element that you absolutely MUST have. You’ve got to have a highly aggressive man (…or woman) at the net. This means, the one up from has to be ready to “poach” or pouncing when necessary and gobbling up every ball that you can legitimately get your racket on.
Don’t worry, I’m not saying go out there and be aggressive without any tools are tricks up your sleeves. You can actually consider yourself heavily armed with a variety of weapons at your disposal.
Of those, the poach technique is one of the most deadly weapons that the man at the net possesses. This is a prime example of…
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