My Daddy / My Coach No. 34
In this real, unedited tennis coaching lesson, I work with my 9-year-old daughter, Bianca, to prepare for her next tournament. Based on what we learned from her previous competition, we focus on attacking short balls and slow serves, improving touch shots, recognising drop-shot returns, and developing better footwork and recovery.
In this lesson…
Watch 54 minutes of real coaching, including mistakes, corrections, tactical discussions, and the hard work it takes to prepare a young competitive player.
0:00 Introduction: Preparing for the Next Competition
3:50 Shadow Swings, Warmup & Technique Check
5:42 Short Backswing, Ball Tracking & Footwork
7:24 Rally Warmup: Service Line to Baseline
11:40 Tactics: How to Handle Slow Second Serves
13:30 Attacking the Short Ball
19:10 Attacking the Slow Second Serve
23:28 Touch Shots at the Net: Feel & Placement
31:17 Serving & Recognizing Drop-Shot Returns
43:27 Baseline Groundstrokes & Drop-Shot Chase
47:42 Chasing Wide Balls & Recovery Footwork
52:20 Meet Bianca’s New Puppy, Sparky!
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