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Tennis Strategy, Tacticsand Technique

ITF Level 2

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ITF Coaches

Education Programme
Level 2 Coaching Course

Strategy, tactics
and technique

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By the end of this session
you should be able to:
• Understand and explain the relationships
between strategy, tactics and technique
• Give examples of different strategies, tactics
and techniques
• Understand and explain the elements that
define tactics in tennis

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STRATEGY

TACTICS

TECHNIQUE

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STRATEGY Attack from baseline

TACTICS Move the opponent

TECHNIQUE Use angled shots

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STRATEGY Attack from all court

TACTICS Go to the net

TECHNIQUE ?

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STRATEGY Counter - Attack

TACTICS ?

TECHNIQUE ?

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STRATEGY TACTICS TECHNIQUE

Use angled shots


Move the
opponent Use depth

Combine depth-direction

Attack
Directly
from Attack
weak side 4-1 sequence
baseline

Hammering Using best shot

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PHYSICAL
CONDITION
TECHNIQUE MENTALITY

TACTICS
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Elements of tactics
• 5 Game situations
• Game styles
• Anticipation
• Patterns

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Types of game situations
• Serve
• Return
• Baseline game
• Approaching or playing at the net
• Playing against the net player

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Game styles
• Net rusher / serve and volleyer
• Aggressive baseliner
• Counter puncher
• All-round player

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Anticipation
• Prediction • Types:
• Sorts: – Perceptual
– Total – Situational – tactical
– Partial – Situational –
geometrical
– Technical or
movement

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Patterns
• Combination of shots
• In all 5 game situations
• Examples:
– Serve and volley
– The big X with groundstrokes
– The 2-ball passing shot

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