A small collection of example situations, movement (ie. court
coverage) and shot making.


Definitions
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nick = the edge/join between the floor and a wall.

good length (straight or cross-court) = first bounce around the
back of the service box.

measure of quality for any shot = the second bounce at the nick.

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Example Videos
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* backhand_corner_1.avi

Some good examples of getting the ball out of the backhand corner,
by both players, but RED is the better one to watch.

Look for feet positioning, which leads the body into a good
position, allowing for a good swing...

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* backhand_footwork_1.avi

A good example of making the effort to get correct feet positioning
on the backhand.

PURPLE = good effort.
RED = poor effort.

Guess who wins the ralley ?

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* court_coverage_1.avi

RED goes for a kill, but misses it and gets himself trapped in the
front right corner, giving BLUE an easy drive to the back left.

BLUE does not get a perfect length and RED is able to cover the
full diagonal of the court and run the ball down, keeping him in
the ralley.

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* court_coverage_2.avi

PURPLE gets himself trapped on the left side while RED plays the
ball cross-court, but PURPLE moves fast to cover the court and
retrieves the ball.

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* drives_1.avi

Watch for the first bounce of the ball for any drive - straight
or cross-court.

The first bounce is around the back of the service box.

Any shorter and the ball is cut off in the mid-court.

Any longer, and with the ball as hot as it is and being struck
as hard as they are hitting, it would bounce back off the back
wall too much and not move the player away from the mid-court.

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* forehand_corner_1.avi

Most rear corner forehands are played with their right foot
forward, but there are a couple of deeper shots where each
player has to turn fully to get their body facing the back
corner in order to play the ball.

And see how PURPLE bends his knees to get low down to play
the ball (because it is low too).

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* length_1.avi

A long ralley is finally won with a good length - the second
bounce of the ball at the back wall nick.

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* rear_foot_1.avi

Illustration of movement - shrinking the court.

Imagine the inner edges of the service boxes extended the whole
length of the court, front to back, making a central corridor.

In trying to keep yourself as close to the T as you can, try
keeping your trailing foot/leg inside this 'central corridor' at
all times.

Both players do it very well in this ralley.

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* stroke_1.avi

sin - to have the advantage and give away a stroke.

Player A hits 2 good shots to the back corners, putting player B
under pressure and drawing out loose shots, gets a middle-court
ball, but then plays a shot with no width and gives away a stroke
point.

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