Tennis Footwork - Top 3 Mistakes and How To Correct Them

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Tennis Footwork - Top 3 Mistakes and How To Correct Them.
Top Tennis Training coach Simon Konov (LTA Senior Performance Coach) breaks down the top three most common errors that tennis players around the entire world are making but more importantly how to correct them.
Common Errors and Solutions:
1. Players not using a good or correct split step whe the opponent makes contact with the ball. A good split step will help you to be balanced so you can move into any direction, will send a signal to your body to get ready to move and will give you an explosive push off when you start moving.
2. Using side shuffle steps to recover, this takes longer and wastes more energy than using the cross-over or cross behind step.
The cross-over and cross-behind step allow for the maximum amount of distance to be covered while still facing the opponent.
3. Recovering to the wrong position on the court, mainly back into the centre. Coaches teach players to recover back into the centre when players are just starting out the game but as you progress, you need to be aware of and master the different recovery zones on the tennis court.

[@davidgorbe7568]

Great video, certainly gonna help my footwork!

[@goggleboy2464]

Such a great explanation of recovery positions!

[@ishaandewan2369]

Great content! Really helped me

[@HT__00]

Super solid advice!!

[@basecan]

Cool intro shots. Rarely see the cross over step used in seniors tennis, (even high level). Footwork is very under appreciated part of the game. Great vid.

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Thanks for watching
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Simon

[@danhorescu9173]

I watched several tennis videos but you guys are by far the best. The explanations include logic and tennis players patterns which is a great plus.

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[@luisgabrielgomez5409]

Great video Simon!

[@Juli-is5hk]

Thanks for the great video. That motivates me to work on my crossover step. I underestimated the importance and used it barely until now... Keep it up :)

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Thank you for watching Juli
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Simon

[@hakurendon972]

Gracias por los tipos, aveces olvido ciertas ventajas de la buena y correcta posición . Saludos desde México.

[@hyperwarrior908]

Great instructions as always Simon! Even as an intermediate player, it's good to learn it again for a reminder!

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Thanks for watching
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Simon

[@sushruthravishankar105]

Thanks.!!. This reply helped me understand the secret behind footwork in tennis.It helped me understand why u would recover to certain positionin more easily, as your be on the info down

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Thanks for watching.
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Simon

[@cp_703]

Clutch lesson on some footwork tips for court positioning. Thanks for your knowledge it’s very helpful

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I began to see your videos a few weeks ago and I liked so much.👍🏼

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[@longlongtian739]

So much insight, thanks a lot dude. Keep up the good work.

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[@edgecrusher3]

Wow, this is very useful with all the good and clear explanations and examples! Thank you!

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Thanks! You have done a pretty detailed analysis of this game it seems.

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[@emlynjones179]

Great stuff

[@user-gl2gw7lx5i]

The motion shots at the beginning and end were great, would love to see more of those. Of course, also the video and information were ;)

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[@rishabhmehrotra8175]

This is literally a tennis library! There’s only like a few topics I can think of that I can’t find!

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[@adrianpaul3749]

This is really eye-opening. I feel really grateful, I'll try to fix the mistakes and implement some improvements from now on. Let's see how it goes! (the thing I was ignoring the most was fhe cross-over/cross-behind)

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Good luck with the footwork.
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Simon

[@molecularunity]

Thanks Simon, another great vid!

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Thanks for watching John
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[@susanj.6976]

great tips.. id do it instinctively having played for decades but will use these tips for youngsters who I'll be training this summer!

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[@cesarnarvaez5194]

Excellent video.
Thank you.

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[@fernando-fv7kl]

Awesome video, thanks!!!

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Thanks for watching Fernando
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[@ElijahPlaysTennis]

Thank you for uploading this!

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Our pleasure!

[@jcelerin]

Nice video, Simon. Thanks! :)

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Thanks for watching.
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[@madhavilathachavali3919]

awesome video. I was making mistakes before but now I could correct them

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Thanks for watching
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[@frandevel]

Very very interesting Simon! Looks like an obvious thing, but actually it is not. Thanks a lot for the cross-step tip.

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Thanks for watching Fran.
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[@mia.mor1023]

This is so helpful, thanks!

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Thanks for watching
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[@jimmccartney6078]

I have 4.0 strokes but 3.0 footwork. This is spot on and very helpful. Thank you!

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Thank you for watching Jim
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[@georgebasham2279]

I, on the other hand, have 4.0 footwork but 3.0 strokes. :P

[@gustavomoraes75]

Great vid Simon

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[@akaebbassouan4979]

Bonne capsule des conseils pertinents thanks

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Merci d'avoir regardé

[@rickmiller5413]

How does the "step out" fit into the footwork patterns or mistakes? Coach Kriese said this pattern changed in the mid 90's. Appreciate the videos.

[@jimshih4499]

really helpful, thanks

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

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[@adityatiwari6235]

great information .........

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[@makmak3130]

Great tips thanks

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[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Tennis Footwork Course - www.top-tennis-training.com/footwork-course

[@coach_maryia9797]

Simon, Alex, thank you for your videos. they are the best! very useful and structured. It would be great,if you make a video about how to train sliding on clay.

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Hi Maryia, here is a video on sliding on clay - ruclips.net/video/bgenh63mbAA/видео.html
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Simon

[@coach_maryia9797]

thank you

[@timothynguyen8343]

Great tips!

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Great subject selection and great principles presented! You guys offer training for foreign people visiting London?

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[@LouisMVDeoTarigan]

Thanks trik and tips tennis

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Simon

[@unchainedfury5044]

Loved this vid. Many of my beginner students tend to have extrwmely lazy feet, thinking tennis is all about the arms. I wonder what drills i can use to encourage them to move their feet more?🤔

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

I have a few methods:
1. Bring out the belt and whip them
2. Use an electric shock on their legs every time they don't move their feet
3. Hard physical punishment, 100 press-ups, 100 squats, 100 jumping jacks, suicide sprints.
If that fails to work, you can always do footwork drills with them

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Excellent guidance coach 👍👍👍👌👌👌☺️☺️☺️ thank you soo much

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Thanks for watching and the support Sahil
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Simon

[@Dubinski2382]

As lefty here, I always whether these rules apply equally to lefty vs eighty? Any thoughts?

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

For sure, the split step is universal for any player and the use of the crossover step when recovering from wide balls would work regardless of your playing hand.
Thanks for watching.
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Simon

[@twks123]

Great vid here! Do we start to initiate the split step (i.e. to start the little hop) right at the time the opponent makes the contact of the ball, or we should initiate the split step just slightly before (so when the opponent makes the contact, we are in the air)? thx!

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Try to go up into the air just prior to their contact, you'll be in the air when they make contact and you'll land just after contact

[@twks123]

@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial many thanks!

[@nchuvmtennis4639]

What type of footwork should I use to get to the ball? Or do you have a video on that?

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

It all depends on the incoming ball but many balls can be reached with normal running steps.
Thanks for watching.
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Simon

[@nchuvmtennis4639]

@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial Thanks for replying! Really appreciate it. You've got great content!

[@yerrr4155]

I feel like I need improvement of footwork approaching a drop shot and and short ball

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Thanks for watching Jamil
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Simon

[@ryshantelymartina5024]

can you help me with serve spinn??

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Here are a couple of videos on spin serves:
Kick serve - ruclips.net/video/yjpi0cMrkyw/видео.html&t
Slice serve - ruclips.net/video/TzUvhOBrdnM/видео.html&t

[@armaanchadhafilms]

Love that you used Adam and Eve for the intro

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[@armaanchadhafilms]

@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial you guys have a lesson on pretty much everything. Would love to see some more match play from you guys in the future.

[@schenkels1]

Hi Simon, I can't see the link in the description when to use the cross-behind step

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Hi
This video is a good few years old now so we tend to get rid of older links etc when we change websites.
You would normally us the cross-behind step when you've finished a stroke with your outside foot behind the line of your inside foot, that makes the cross-behind step the better option

[@schenkels1]

Thank you very much Simon

[@duncanstroud2291]

I tend to stand on the opposite diagonal to my opponent but sounds like I should be standing more in the off centre of the court.

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[@julianlidberg7590]

1:48 great joke

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[@Tsrao-ru2qd]

Back hand
Movment sir

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Here - ruclips.net/video/hKSr14cUn9Q/видео.html

[@kaushik7777]

Pl add the back steps video

[@TheThreeivan333]

👍🏻

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

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[@aaronsquire2872]

footwork is the only thing limiting me from getting to 4.5 and onward

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

Thanks for watching
Good luck with your footwork, hope this video helped.
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Simon

[@karimslimani6423]

Who has the best footwork ?

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

It’s between Federer and Djokovic IMO

[@karimslimani6423]

@@TopTennisTrainingOfficial what about rafa ? .can you make a video of comparaison between the big 3 in terms of skills (backhand .forhand .serve .serve return.......) thanks

[@thegreat7955]

Do i run on my toes?

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

On the balls of your feet

[@amirmahmood2002]

The music at the beginning belongs to ruclips.net/video/EmhqVPXOKo4/видео.html :D

[@TopTennisTrainingOfficial]

I took it from the new Nas album, song is called Adam and Eve by Nas. He sampled the above song

[@amirmahmood2002]

Ha ha. You can find more infos about him here: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kourosh_Yaghmaei