Sandy Farquharson breaks down why footwork matters for tennis players at every level. Poor foot positioning causes technical problems like a bad bandeja shot. Fix your feet first, and the rest of your game follows.
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These 3 areas, I think, are something that you can work on with a player at every level. And if I think about when we train the GB guys, we are looking at these areas, and we're also looking at beginners. It's like, right, get these foundations the right way. So let's start with the first one, which is footwork. I think that footwork is absolutely key, especially when you are learning the techniques. You are trying to get yourself in the right position for the ball as part of your preparation. More often than not, when players say, I really struggle with this particular shot— let's take the bandeja because that's often a common one— it's almost always because they they haven't got their feet in the right position for the ball and therefore can't execute good technique.