This Movement Mistake Ends 90% Of All Doubles Points - Tennis Strategy & Tactics

Do you want to win more doubles matches?

Most players obsess over technique...

But there’s a ceiling for how good you can get if you don’t understand how to move.

In fact, 90% of all doubles points end because of just one simple movement mistake.

Fix this mistake, you’ll win more matches.

#playyourcourt #tennis #doubles

[connorbrown]

High school player here— my coach drills my team on doubles movement and strategy execution CONSTANTLY. Makes doubles much more simple. Loved the video— a very practical tip.

[thomasmedeiros]

I been coaching High School and USTA Junior tennis for many years. I came to tennis from a Basketball, Baseball and Football background and adapted my training in Zone Defense to tennis naturally. Following the ball and shifting to cover the court is basic zone strategy. I make it a point to ask a y players that I am coaching about other sports they have played. I had good success in training hockey players in doubles. They tend to follow the ball, knowing how to double team an opponent and love to close in on the net. It’s the non athletic people that have not played sports that have difficultly adapting. Also doubles requires more tennis skills like the volley, half volley, overhead and split step to implement good tactics. Personally I am a serve and volley chip and charge kinda player that likes to take it to the net like Basketball. We played a lot of zone defense in high school.

[tenniseric]

There are less advertisements at the beginning and end of this video than in the video itself. First 1:50 of the video is fluff introduction. Video starts at 1:56, follow the ball, and ends at 3:15, followed by a video showing an exaggeration of this simple concept. From 4:40 until the end of the video is all one big advertisement for their courses.

[davidwatkins]

The timing of the forward move is critical. Should it be based on the motion and visual cues of the opponent’s net man?

[atrem]

Great for court coverage. Another problem is that the baseline player isn't thinking about their netplayer. In fact at lower rec level the baseline players play a singles match from the baseline, only a voiding the netplayer of the opponent is their main focus, they dont look at depth of their own balls.playing from rails to rails until one makes a mistake. Due to lack of stamina and understanding how to cover their side of the court. Most just camp out at the rails in front. No defending thoughts have entered their mind

[Sweeney-Kubach]

A good lob beats your system almost every time.

[Max-tinq]

Yeah but why wouldn't my partner get past the other net guy with that big of an opening at 3:15? Makes no sense. I get the follow the ball part thou, you wanna cover your post, but isn't that the obvious?

[rickygee]

This is rubbish :-) You never see pros going up and down like a yo-yo in doubles.

[studfinderball]

Rec players spend way too much time playing mano a mano diagonally. That's because rec doubles players only have two shots, the forehand groundie and the block volley up at the net. So their partner is left playing statue tennis. If you're over fifty forget the poach. Stay back and play short ball, deep ball, and lob ball, chip and drop. Both partners get in the game and have fun. If your partner insists you play the net, insist he play big groundie and running forward volley.