Episode 4: ONE HOUR TRANSFORMATION with Reita Yamanaka | How to move forward and take the ball early
In this episode, I had the opportunity to work with Reita during a practice session, a brilliant 10-year-old with an incredible tennis mind for his age.
Reita gave me some insight into his game when we first met, outlining in great detail all of his strengths and weaknesses. Because of his size and strength, we decided to focus on taking the ball early, and I gave him some tennis tip to increase shot speed and take time away from opponents.
We also looked at the importance of always creating with our tennis – either depth, or short angles – and sharpened up some of Reita’s backhand volleys and cross-court shots.
Watch this video to see how Reita transform from moving backwards ahead of shots, to taking the ball early, plus hitting a much more effective, accurate backhand volley.
Chapters:
0:00 – Introduction
0:36 – Getting to know Reita
01:13 – Reita’s breakdown of his game
03:22 – Identifying points to work on
04:15 – Having a hit
05:45 – Learning to take the ball earlier
06:49 – Defence tips
07:14 – Managing short balls
08:08 – Advantages of moving forward
12:15 – Mixing in surprises
13:28 – The importance of looking for depth
14:41 – Improving the high backhand volley
17:23 – Sharpening the backhand cross-court
20:25 – More backhand volley practice
21:50 – Backhand practice
22:58 – Recapping Reita’s game
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