Beating a Pusher
No one likes to play a pusher. It is frustrating to face a player that keeps sending the ball back, back and back. Pushers do not play to win the points, they just keep returning your shots until you miss.
Let's take a look at the forehand of a very talented boy in the orange stage.
How Federer creates balance on the run: master footwork, build a strong base, and improve your forehand under pressure.
The coach sets up the mini net in the forecourt, parallel to the net. The player practices the disguised (feinted) forehand drop shot
It’s all about rhythm! Three adjustment steps, perfect high contact point, and a forward motion flow. Grigor Dimitrov shows us his high backhand volley here.
A child dodges out of the way of rolling Swissballs in a marked triangle – a reaction game that trains accuracy, body control and quick action.
No one likes to play a pusher. It is frustrating to face a player that keeps sending the ball back, back and back. Pushers do not play to win the points, they just keep returning your shots until you miss.