Ben Loeb's Best High School Tennis Practices: Dynamic Doubles Training

with Ben Loeb, Ed.S.,
Rock Bridge High School (MO) Head Boys' & Girls' Tennis Coach;
Sport Psychology Teacher (9 years);
His tennis teams have won over 1,200 dual meets, 19 state championships, & 43 final four appearances;
Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) member;
American Psychological Association (APA) Division 47 Society for Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology member;
Author of various articles and 3 books;
website is: benloebcoaching.com

Creating a practice plan that effectively builds both the shots and tactics that your players need to be successful in doubles matches can be a difficult task . A systematic approach that incorporates shots, tactics, and situations into the warm-up, drills, and games, can help your players develop at a much greater rate, develop a deeper understanding of tactics, and lead to even more success on the court!

Coach Loeb takes you through his systematic approach to doubles that he integrates into his practices, including the warm-up phase to start practices that will help your players develop shots that are utilized in a doubles match, as well as numerous types of serve and return that are most beneficial to doubles. He runs players through a variety of drills and games from simple 1 on 1 games to work on specific shots, to 2 on 1 drills and games to isolate specific positions in doubles, to 2 on 2 drills and games that work on specific situations or tactics. He also addresses alternative formations for serve and return and when to utilize these formations.

Warm-up progressions to help your players develop doubles specific shots and serve/return!

Learn a warm-up progression to help your players develop and practice strokes that are utilized in doubles matches, as well as specific serve and return situations. Coach Loeb shows you how you can utilize different rally drills, as well as serve and return variations, that isolate specific shots and patterns that are necessary for successful doubles. He firmly believes that players should be prepared to utilize multiple types of serves and return of serves in a doubles match.

Coach Loeb accomplishes this with drills like: Serve + 1 Drill to work on specific serves and returns, as well as transitioning to the next shot, Serve + 2 Drill to work on the follow up shots to each type of serve or return and more! Loeb shows a variety of different serve types and locations, as well as a variety of returns and locations that can be utilized in doubles matches.

Drills and games to help your players develop tactics and patterns of play that they can utilize in doubles matches!

Coach Loeb feels that it is important to isolate and practice different shots, roles and tactics that can be utilized in doubles matches, both defensively and in looking to be aggressive and finish points off. He does this with a variety of drills and games that focus on and isolate several roles, situations, and tactics. Loeb also shares two alternative formations for the serving team and one alternative formation for the return team and how to incorporate these into your practices and matches.

Coach Loeb feels it is important to isolate specific partner roles on a doubles team and work on the little details of positioning and shot placement, especially with the players at the net. One such way he does this is with his 2 on 1 series of drills that look to isolate one or both of the net players in specific situations.

Coach Loeb does a tremendous job of breaking down each phase of practice, clearly explaining the situations and tactics associated with each drill or game and how each is important to work on and what things to focus on with your teams you look to reinforce and strengthen these areas with your players. If you are looking to develop better doubles players and want a more productive systematic approach to practicing doubles that will take your practices, and your players' development, to the next level, this video is for you!

If you're looking for a way to improve upon how you practice doubles with your team, just need some new fresh ideas for doubles drills and games, or want to find ways to better teach the finer details of doubles tactics and situations, you'll find something in this video for you - I would highly recommend.-Customer Review

53 minutes. 2022.