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The Most IMPORTANT Footwork Lesson You'll Ever Watch

The Most IMPORTANT Footwork Lesson You'll Ever Watch When it comes to tennis, footwork is one of the most important aspects of the entire game. Watch any professional tennis player when they're training or playing a match and focus solely on their footwork. You'll notice they all use the same step over and over again when their opponent makes contact with the tennis ball. This step is called the split step and it's the most important footwork step in tennis. The Foundation: When you're waiting for your opponent to make contact, try to prepare in a wide, athletic stance, and do a small hop off the court, landing on the balls of your feet. The ideal timing for the vast majority of split steps in tennis will be to start the action just prior to the opponent's contact point, be mid-air when they make contact, and land just after the ball leaves the strings. This timing will allow you to see where the ball is traveling once you land, and you can react accordingly. Land too early, and you'll be stuck waiting to recognize the ball direction. Land too late, and you'll lose valuable milliseconds in reacting to and moving toward the oncoming ball. Why Should You Split-Step? A split-step is basically the starting block for tennis players to move off in any and every direction. It acts as a reset button between shots, but more importantly, gets you in an athletic, balanced stance which will help you use the ground as a springboard to push off the ground and move towards the ball. The Five Types of Split-Steps The basic split-step is mainly used when you're behind the baseline, in a rally situation. This split step can be slightly higher than the rest, as you'll want the extra push off the ground to move to wider balls if need be. The Split-Squat A split-step used often by Andre Agassi when he was close to or inside the baseline. This is a slightly lower split-step which allows you to have a much more balanced base and lower center of gravity, allowing you to take the ball on the rise at a generally lower contact zone. The Net Split-Step When at the net, you'll want to use a wider base. This allows for faster reactions to wider balls and gives the opponent less space to see in order to pass you. The Defending Split-Step If your opponent is attacking you, you'll need to be quicker out of the blocks and be lower to the ground. A high split-step won't do the job, so a lower, wider base works best. The Return of Serve Split Step When returning serve, a wider base will help you react quicker, and you have the option of stepping forward into a split-step (Murray style) or staying on the spot and doing a split-step (Agassi style). The Double Split Another way to do the split step in tennis is to do two or even three split steps when in the ready position. This allows you to be more alert and light, on the balls of your feet. Video Timeline: 00:00 - The most important footwork step in tennis 00:46 - How to do the split-step in tennis 02:38 - Standard baseline split-step (Murray style) 03:06 - Split-squat (Agassi style) 04:29 - Volley split-step 05:55 - Return of serve split-step 08:36 - How to master the split-step timing 09:10 - Split-step drills #tennis #footwork #toptennistraining