Week six: Continental Grip

This week we will focus on shots hit with continental grip: volleys and slices. Coaches will discuss continental grip and its hand placement on the racquet. Then they will start with volleys and focus on three things: 1) Uni-turn, making sure the children turn their shoulders before hitting the ball 2) Contacting the ball out, in front of their bodies with their weight going forward 3) Making sure the swing is short. Then, we will move onto slices, focusing, again, on three things: 1) Uni-turn, making sure the children turn their shoulders and feet before hitting the ball 2) Cutting under the ball so that they can put topspin on the ball 3) Contacting the ball out, in front of their bodies with their weight going forward.