I start by learning about the player’s background, athletic experience, and goals. Then we go over court basics, grip, and paddle control. We’ll focus on key fundamentals like serving, returning, and dinking in a relaxed, easygoing session. My goal is to make the first lesson fun and confidence-building.
Advanced beginner sessions focus on refining technique, improving decision-making, and developing personalized strategies. We'll use match play to analyze strengths and weaknesses, correct habits, and prepare for competitive play if desired.
Each session is tailored to keep growth steady and enjoyable.
These lessons focus on improving consistency, accuracy, and strategy. We'll work on third-shot drops, volleys, and transition play. Students start developing court awareness, learning how to move with purpose and react under pressure. By this stage, they'll feel confident in casual games and ready for intermediate challenges.
We reinforce what was learned in the first session and introduce proper footwork, positioning, and shot consistency. Beginners can expect more rallying, controlled drills, and light gameplay to start understanding how points develop. Each drill is designed to build comfort and rhythm on the court.
I start with an assessment of their current level — technical skills, shot consistency, and court awareness. We play a few rally drills to evaluate shot selection, pace control, and positioning. Then I identify small inefficiencies in footwork, transition play, and anticipation. The focus is on refining, not re-teaching. I end the session setting clear performance goals and explaining how each week will target specific high-level improvements.
At this stage, we enter peak-performance refinement. Training becomes highly individualized — targeting micro-adjustments in anticipation, shot disguise, and transition speed. Sessions mimic pro-level rallies, emphasizing endurance, precision, and split-second strategy. We analyze match footage, track data progress, and prepare them for tournament play and high-pressure environments.
We focus on performance-level improvement
- advanced dinking patterns, counter-attacks, and deception. Lessons include situational play under simulated tournament conditions. We train tempo control, stack formations, and communication for doubles synergy. Mental resilience, body language, and pacing strategies are integrated into every session to build complete match confidence.
We work on advanced pattern drills and tactical decision-making. I challenge them with live point scenarios emphasizing third-shot variations, attacking from transition, and defensive resets under pressure. Video review or real-time correction helps fine-tune paddle angle, contact point, and shot timing.
These lessons build precision and adaptability in competitive play.