Under 18 – 1st Month Raising a Champion
PreviewProgression week 1 to 4: Dominate the Baseline Game
Content includes:
- Objectives to accomplish. 1 goal a week.
- Challenges to accomplish by players 1 a week.
- Proposed sesion plan to be worked (5 per week)
- Coach’s guide: technical, tactical, mental and physical abilities
Content (goals and session plans)
Week 1: Consistent baseline game taking time away
Goals:
Technical concept:
- Adjust to opponent ball to find contacts between hip and shoulder as the ball is going up.
- Review Open stands, close stands and absortions
- Adjust the termination of the hand depending on the direction of the run.
- Near the shoulder when moving diagonaly forward
- Near to the ear when moving side ways
- Over the head when moving diagonaly back
Tactical
- Recover position close the baseline making a diference between
- Attacking recovery position (inside the court)
- Neutral recovery position (1 or 1.5 meters from the baseline)
- Defending recovery position (1.5 and 2 meters from the baseline)
Week 2: Consistent baseline game taking time away
Goals:
Continue working on the concepts worked in week 1
Week 3: Setting up plays to finish points inside the court
Goals:
Technical
Review concepts worked week 1 and 2
Decision making
Recognize between defensive and ofensive position.
- Defend cross court or to the middle with height over the net to have time to recover
- Whan having the initiative, set up the point moving the opponent following the plays mentioned on the practice sessions.
Tactical Concepts (plays)
- Long topspin shot and short topspin attack.
- Long topspin crosscourt shot and flat down-the-line attack.
- Short topspin shot and long topspin attack.
- Long topspin inside out forehand and short topspin attack shot.
- Short topspin with inside out forehand and long topspin attack shot.
Week 4: Setting up plays to finish points inside the court (slice)
Goals:
Tactical concept (plays)
Review plays worked week 3 & practice following plays
- Play set-ups using long sliced shots and topspin attack shots into the short crosscourt opening
- Play set-ups using long topspin and short sliced attack shots.
Coach’s support (Technical and tactical explanations)
Footwork “Running to the side”:
Support on the outisde leg.
Ascending hand acceleration on a semi vertical (close to the ear)
Balanced termination on the outside leg
Footwork “Absortions”:
Support on the outisde leg. Open stands.
Ascending hand acceleration on a vertical (over the head)
Balanced termination on the outside leg
Footwork “Diagonal forward”:
Close or Open stand
Hand acceleration forward (near the shoulder)
Balanced termination forward in the inside leg.
Footwork “Inside out”:
Close stands (turning shoulder side way)
Hand acceleration forward (near the shoulder)
Balanced termination forward in the inside leg.
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