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Message from Coach Kim Grant

This page is dedicated to perfecting your FOREHAND.  The success of your game relies on your ability to create the perfect stroke.  You need to develop your tennis fundamentals, that is, correct stroke production and proper balance.  The more you practice, the better your muscle memory and when you need to hit that down-the-line passing shot on an important point, your hours of practice will help you to perfect it. The purpose of the information given here is to assist you to develop your forehand into a powerful shot. Practice the drills given in the images below so that you reinforce the muscle memory for the perfect forehand.
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Good Luck and thank you for letting us help you.
Kim Grant Tennis Academy Team 
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Be The Exception!
IMAGES OF FOREHANDS

FOREHANDS
Forehand Set Step-Roger Federer 
Serve
Video Action 

Training Plan- Part One 

  • Feel 
  • Accuracy (Target Training)
  • Target (Visualizing the shape, depth, spin and speed of the ball)
  • Court Positioning and Balance 
  • Consistency 
  • Anticipation 
  • Creating Instinct
  • Creating an awareness of the opponent's side of the net, understanding the physical positioning and body balance, 
  • The opponent's emotional ups and downs
  • Self Talk- when to pump up and when to stay emotionally neutral depending on the score or the emotional and physical condition of the opponent





Corrected and improvement 
  • Traditional Style Footwork-Stutter Step Foot work (wasted energy)
  • Now-Federer style footwork, more efficient way to move and get rhythm  and power with the legs
  • "shock absorbers" or suspension   
  • Forehand Problem-open racket face to the ball
  • Forehand Now-45 degree angle, forward spin, using the windshield wiper 
  • ​Increase racket head speed
  • Improve spin and shape
  • Buggy  Whip-Defense, balls that are too close, on the run in the corners or wings 
  • Placement  Side-T- opening the court up, making it bigger , different sides of the ball, knowing when to hit the side depending on where one is located in conjunction to the target.
  • Height contact point, getting balls above the net 
  • Taking balls out the air and moving forward into the 3rd zone
  • Formula and shot selection to improve her game and consistency 
  • Restarting the point with defensive maneuvers
  • ​Adding a hiccup in the point   
  • Volley- Flat volleys 
  • Volley- needs to underspin the volley
  • Drop Volley   
  • Slice-Needs a defensive slice on the run or below the net, floater 
  • Drop shot
  • Return-Learning the return of serve footwork 
  • Serve-Placement 
    • ​​Different  Spins
    • Combination of Spins and power
  • Serve-Straight Arm Contact-will cause shoulder injury-Needs to learn to use her wrist
  • Kick Serve
  • 3rd Serve 
Lesson Plan
  • Feeding (Targeting Training)
  • Line Ball 
  • Serve and Return 
Knowing Who you are and building your game around your talents, gifts, body  and personality
  • Game Style- Aggressive Baseliner 
  • Patient 
  • Speed and power 
  • ​Take time away, look to take balls out the air 
  • Be prepared to restart points 
  • Play Offense, Defense and Neutralize when needed
  • ​First Strike 
Mental Training 
Winning smart, strategic, offensive play?
1 Set up winning strategies against ANY type of opponent.
2 Stop being frustrated by pushers and moonballers after learning how to dictate play.
3 Create huge offensive openings by controlling the height, depth, and pace of your shots.
4 Strike fear in the hearts of your opponents by confidently putting away those short sitters.
5 Finally have an effective Plan B instead of playing right into a loss.
6 Never give away another match with unforced error after unforced error after learning how to play the percentages.
7 Frustrate your opponents by correctly using specialty shots like the drop shot and lob.
8 Set every point up for success by picking smart and effective serve targets.
9 Break serve more often after learning how to move and where to aim on the return of serve.
10 Stop wasting time on the practice court after learning countless cooperative and competitive drills.
11 Intimidate your opponents by approaching the net correctly and effectively.
12 Open up the court by using the inside-out and inside-in forehand like the pros.
13 Confuse your opponents by throwing in a serve and volley effectively.

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Training Schedule October 2019
Fitness Training 
Activity 
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Push Up (Tricep)
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Sit Up
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Plank
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Side Plank 
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Video/Player/Match Analysis
Date- 
Opponent 
Score 
Notes 
  • Plays too much in the middle
  • She beats herself
  • Play the open court
  • First ball hit into the corners
  • Get on the other side of the court (what is your ball doing on the other side of the court) (she can only hurt you if your ball isn't good enough, either too short or not enough on it
  • You are only as good as the power you can give and the power can give handle
  • On defense, needs to be placed not just get it back 
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  1. Make it
  2. Place it
  3. Depth
  4. Spin 
  5. Power
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