Beginner training plan
Your first lessonIntroduction, dynamic warmup, rally right away progression (familiarity with paddle position, ball drills, serving & returning deep, target weakness, establish & taking offense, playing defense, neutralizing offense), how to keep score, & wrap-up / summarize.
Lesson 11+Recap what was learned and used from previous lesson, dynamic warmup, drilling (i.e. dinking, volleying, reset, blocking, lobs, two handed backhand), progression to skinny singles to utilizing variety of shot combinations to establish Non-volley zone dominance.
Lesson 4-10Recap what was learned and used from previous lesson, dynamic warmup, drilling (i.e. dinking, volleying, reset, blocking), progress to placement, positioning, purpose.
Lesson 2-3Recap what was learned and used from lesson one, dynamic warmup, drilling (i.e. dinking, volleying), progress to paddle control, paddle position, and strategy.
Youth players
Working with kidsModifying adult lesson progression through a variety of short and concise activities & games - maintain focus while developing and establishing the fundamentals.
Working with teenagersModifying adult lesson progression through a variety of short and concise activities & games - maintain focus while developing and establishing the fundamentals as well as teaching / showing - strategy, shot types and selection.
