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focusonandwhichheneedstoavoid.Ifyour
opponentrunsaroundhisbackhandandhits
aggressivelytoyourforehand,youmust
immediatelybecomeawarethatyoucan
potentiallyhittheballdownthelinefora
winner,orhititbackbehindhimtoforcehim
offbalance.
Itisalsoimportanttokeepinmindthatpower
hitterstendtofadetowardstheendofthe
match,andthatyoucantakeadvantageofthis
ifthecontestgoestoathirdset.
Strategictips:
-Remember,everyshotisimportantbecauseit
maybethelastshotofthepoint.
-Youmustalwaystrytoanticipateyour
opponent’snextmove.
-Alwaysbeonthelookoutforanopportunity
tomoveforwardandendthepoint.
-Alwaysbementallypreparedforeach
match.
-Wheneveryouaregivenanopportunityto
beaggressivewithouttoomuchrisk,takeit.
-Trytoservedeep.Thisputspressureon
youropponentandcreatesmany
opportunitiesforyou.
-Hittheballdeeptothemiddleofthecourt
tolimityouropponent’sopportunities.
-Alwaysremainwellbalancedasfarasis
possible.
-Visualizetheshotsyouwanttohit,asthey
producephysicalresults.