Practicing Modern Tennis Footwork

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This video teaches you how to practice modern tennis footwork during your warm up. The pros (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, etc.) use a number of specific steps when they play a match. Yann Auzoux and I discussed what these steps were in a recent video (titled "Modern Tennis Footwork"). Now we're going to show you how to practice them so that they become second nature.

We spend most of our time talking about the following pieces of tennis footwork: the walking step, the hopping step, the inside step, and the carioca step.

The warm up Yann and I do is very simply... it's something you can do the very next time you hit the court!

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• tennis
• footwork
• modern
• step
• walking
• hopping
• inside
• carioca
• shuffle
• yann
• auzoux
• will
• hamilton
• roger
• federer
• rafael
• nadal

[Elohite]

I have a question. I myself and understand a lot of players with various skill levels warm up in the short court. Do the pros warm up with the short court before moving back?

[FYB2007]

@Elohite some do, some don't. depends on preference.

[FYB2007]

@ytaidan gotta disagree w/you here. how you move your feet isn't common sense and this stuff is relevant for players @ all levels.

[tommyenglish1]

@ytaidan this is one of the best coaching videos i have seen and its not common sense. There are about 10 different steps here. Everyone can learn from this video.

[Tony07UK]

@huntbug1 .. having achieved what? His movement is stiff and mechanical - he is walking forwards and backwards while playing the ball inside the box area - looks totally stupid! If the ball is short, then one walks up to it. This drill would look far more relaxed and efficient if Fed, Djokovic or Murray were demonstrating it.

Auzoux is a nobody - Google search and you'll see!

[huntbug1]

@Tony07UK he was a pro...'nuf said

[laplouis]

long rally..

[MindsetForSports]

Hey Will, great videos for all levels tennis players. I like the work you are doing. We need to get you on The Tennis Psychology podcast as a guest. Ian Westernann is a guest all the time!

[doublea422]

Why did they bring so many balls when they only needed one?

[Willenskraftz]

Uh .. they're hitting and talking and switching drills and never miss lol

[beavertown2006]

Both coaches are very clear in teaching. Thanks!!!

[xlovemakayla]

I love you. You rock a tennis. Thanks for the great videos. They really help me. (:

[Tony07UK]

Yann has poor footwork because it's affecting his vision - and vision is crucial to good judgement and finding the oncoming ball. Excessive jumping, bobbing up and down reflects poor footwork.