Technical solidity… How important is it to plan tactics and strategy

Technical solidity… How important is it to plan tactics and strategy?

Before developing any tactics and game strategies, you must already have a foundation in terms of your game. You must then necessarily be able to play with good depth. You can consider the five basic things you can do to counter your opponent:

• Play on the left side

• Play on the right side

• Play a high ball

• Hit at the feet

• Playing to the opponent

Developing a strategy means developing, learning and, in some way “forcing” yourself into possessing a concrete game system that allows you to face your opponent. For example, if you are a beginner the rule will be “play deep and in between” which normally works on any surface as:

• Keep your opponent behind the baseline

• The net in the center is lower than on the sides therefore less chance of errors

• Greater focus on the hit

• Playing in the center will make your opponent more difficult to play diagonally

The difficulty is that, by playing in the center, your opponent can circle the ball and hit it hard with his best shot. On the other hand, if your shots are deep enough, you will control the game and will also be able to slightly target the shots on the weaker side of your opponent. Unfortunately, most players are unable to hit consistently from any position on the court, so worrying about strategy can complicate their game. In those cases it is better to worry about hitting the ball correctly, without thinking about the strategy.

DOMINATING THE NET AT THE FIRST CHANCE

Given that playing long and in the middle must remain a fundamental aspect of your strategy, it is also important to be able to take to the net at the earliest opportunity. The intermediate player often hesitates to go to the net in front of a short ball and against an opponent in difficulty. Anticipation is a key element in the development of an advanced player. In fact it is very likely that your opponent will…