FOCUSING ON REACTION SPEED COULD BE MAKING YOU SLOW!
On-court movement has become one of the most important things in a player's arsenal Webster says that the definition of reaction is “a response to something that involves taking action.” In other words, the horse bolts first, and then we try to catch the horse! In tennis terms, that means we wait to return serve and plan to react when we know if the ball will go to the forehand or backhand side. Or, we watch our opponent getting under the ball and plan to react to his overhead once he completes his shot. Chances are that you are not going to get too many of those serves and overheads back into play. You’re going to be too late! You’re asking yourself, “Where will the ball go?” and that's the wrong question. I believe that reaction is merely the 3 rd step in returning that first serve and defending that overhead. In today’s fast-paced game, there is a step before reaction. That step is to be “proactive. You must ask yourself, “...