You don't have to be on the tennis court to work on your game. There are many ways to do that. You can work on your swing without a ball and you can also work on your physical ability in the gym or even sitting in the classroom by squeezing a ball to develop your wrist.

Watching tennis on TV can be a great way to learn, looking for patterns, imitating the pros and listening to the commentary can be very useful. Visualization is another way of improving; simply imagine yourself playing perfect shots and winning points, replaying past marches -- only good matches -- in your mind can get you in a zone. It's a good mental exercise.

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Playing doubles is very helpful to young players for many reasons. It helps them improve their volleying ability, and the quicker points force kids to be aggressive and take more risk. It also helps kids sharpen their instincts and allows them to work on serving and going to the net.

Doubles in general is more fun and social than singles, and is a great way for kids to play as a team, communicate and enjoy tennis while working on their game in a more relaxing atmosphere.

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The keys to hitting a good overhead are early preparation and moving back fast enough to get behind the ball as soon as you detect the lob.

You must also turn your body sideways and prepare to hit the shot while sprinting backwards in order to hit the ball off the air.

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