I am a 14 years tennis player and i am very much worried about my game because its not improving.?

Question

HOW CAN I IMPROVE IT?my forehand is good and i have a topspin backhand.My volley is ok!ok! and my first serve is not consistent but have a good second serve. My footwork is good but i am afraid of hitting running balls harder and i always loose to returners.

Answer 1

Work on placement also, having topspin on both back and forehands is useless without control. Also what kind of second serve is it? Work on learning a kick serve which will befit your game alot more. For your first serve, practice it all the time. Go and play by yourself and work on it. Some few tips are ball in front of you, always inside the court. Chance are if the balls are going into the net, then ur toss is to infront. If it is going long, throw the ball a bit more infront. If the ball is going wide less pronation. For running balls that bring you out of position, hit a rolling forehand too get back into postion, DON"T BE TENTATIVE. Feel confident in your shots and go for them. Good players will notice if you are afriad to hit it hard and take advantage. It has alot of topspin so it can buy you time. Also you can have the most beautiful strokes, but it doesn't matter if you don't know strategies. Most basic is get the ball out of the middle which puts you on offense, and if rallies are happening  mmake sure you keep returning cross court to the same place, unless the opponent leaves it short., then hammer it down the line.

Answer 2

well everybody goes throught this stage do you get lesssons?

Answer 3

Find a really good coach and get lessons. I tried lessons from four or five people, but my game stayed the same. My current coach though has helped me improve 100%. He reconstructed my stroke (which is what i needed all along) which turned my game around. With your coach work on consistancy. And i understand your feeling of being afraid to hit the ball very hard. When i'm just practicing I hit the ball really hard, but when i'm put into a match situation I back off. That's just something you have to get over. And i'll have to get over it for this year's tennis!

Answer 4

First i am not tennis player but yes i have played lot other games and based on that i am giving you general advice....... doing practice is important but at time when u r not playing you must think about your weak points one by one and try to figure out different solutions to your problems one by one only with passion  and eventually you overcome with that issue. Taking help from your senior players sometimes proves to be very good. Best of luck

Answer 5

work on  your first serve, when i couldnt go to a tennis court i would go out in the street grab a few balls and just pretend i would hope that i am serving in the corner and just serve and serve. dont worry im afraid of hitting running balls yesterday i hit myself in the face with the racquet :). play against players better than u will help u get better, my friend who i am better than is way better now that we keep playing together he plays just like u too.