Almost 3 hours of comprehensive tennis tactics training combining theory, practical coaching and real on-court situations.
How can tactical awareness be developed systematically in tennis training? How can players learn to recognize situations earlier, make better decisions and choose the right tactical solution under pressure? In this extensive video module, Martin Kares and Michael Kreuzer take an in-depth look at the fundamentals of modern tactical training in tennis. The focus is not simply on telling players what to do. Instead, the module shows how coaches can help players understand game situations, develop tactical awareness and gradually learn to make their own decisions on court.
The module consists of a theoretical section as well as a large practical section on court. Michael Kreuzer presents different approaches to modern tactical training and demonstrates how tactical concepts can be developed step by step through structured exercises, game situations and coaching interventions.
A major part of the video features live training sessions with two junior players, Carl and David. These sequences provide an authentic insight into the coaching process and show how tactical situations can be introduced, explained, trained and developed in real time.
Rather than presenting only isolated drills, the video demonstrates how coaches can guide players through a learning process, adjust tasks depending on the situation and encourage them to find effective tactical solutions independently.
Topics covered in the module include:
- Fundamentals of modern tactical training
- Developing tactical awareness and decision-making
- Offensive and defensive patterns of play
- Recognizing and exploiting different game situations
- Passing shots
- Drop shots
- Volley and net play
- Serve & volley
- Return tactics and return patterns
- Building, training and automating tactical patterns
- Methodical progression of tactical exercises
- Practical drills and game-based situations
- Live coaching with junior players
- Transferring tactical concepts into realistic match situations
The almost three-hour module offers coaches a wide range of practical ideas that can be applied directly in training. At the same time, it provides the methodological background needed to adapt exercises to different playing levels, tactical objectives and individual players. It is suitable for tennis coaches, trainers and ambitious players who want to understand tactics in greater depth and integrate tactical training systematically into their practice sessions.
The goal is not only to teach players how to hit the ball, but to help them understand when to play a certain shot, where to play it and why.
