https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/tags/movement/Recent content in movement on Online Tennis SchoolHugo -- gohugo.ioWed, 29 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/phase-play-offensive-defensive/Wed, 29 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/phase-play-offensive-defensive/Tennis can be described very simply in terms of three phases: offensive, neutral, and defensive. We are going to discuss some simple judgement errors that are common even among the pros, but far more common as we go down from 7.0 to 2.5 on the USTA scale. The neutral phase is the foundation of the game - but when we talk about losing the neutral phase, we need the three P’s: power, placement, and court position.https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/changing-direction/Wed, 17 Sep 2014 16:59:03 -0700https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/changing-direction/Five laws for changing direction and going down the line. It is important to realize that going down the line off a cross-court ball is a risky proposition. There are two main reasons: Contact geometry. Changing the angle of the ball off the strings means you can catch it a little late and miss your target.https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/excellent-technique/Wed, 04 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/excellent-technique/I get asked about the process of building excellent technique quite often, and I wanted to give a couple of thoughts that matter more than grip charts and YouTube frame-by-frame debates. Technique is a garden, not a project Think of your swings like your garden. When will you get to stop mowing it?https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/tough-positions/Fri, 30 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://www.onlinetennisschool.com/articles/tough-positions/Learning to hit from tough positions was a chapter I lived in - my movement was never top-shelf. These are the rules that kept me in points. Six basic rules Watch your depth. The deeper you hit, the fewer chances the opponent gets to attack - and the fewer tough positions you face next.