My Daddy / My Coach No. 33

In this lesson…

In this tennis lesson, I teach my 9- and 11-year-old daughters the fundamentals of court positioning from the baseline.

Here’s what we cover:

📋 Teaching Board Session
Before we hit a single ball, I break down court geometry on the teaching board, showing exactly where to position after hitting down the line, through the center, or cross-court, and why finding the middle of your opponent’s angles is important.

🎯 On-Court Drills
We take it all to the court with structured baseline drills – forehands and backhands to specific targets, each followed by recovering to the correct position on the court.

😸 Stick around until the end – my daughters have a special guest to introduce!

This coaching lesson is part of the How To Teach Tennis program, with many more lessons, tips and drills.