The Academy · Season One
Six tracks.
The whole player.
How to hit it, serve and return, move, play the point, think and train. Four lessons a track, each in film, 3D and games, each with a drill you can take to court. Tracks open one by one.
6/24
Lessons open today
01
OpenHit harder without swinging harder.
Where power comes from — the kinetic chain · 9 min
02
OpenMeet it in front. Fix your timing with your feet.
Inside the 4 ms of contact · 7 min
03
OpenSwing harder. Miss less.
Topspin & the Magnus effect · 6 min
04
OpenBuild the forehand they can't read.
The forehand · 8 min
01
Opens Thu 29 OctBuild the whole serve.
The service motion
02
Opens Thu 29 OctHit three spots from one toss. Give less away.
Placement & disguise
03
Opens Thu 29 OctHit the second serve with intent. Make them beat you.
The second serve
04
Opens Thu 29 OctStand where the trade is right. Back buys time, in steals it.
Where to stand
Track 03 · Move and react
Get there first.
Split as they hit, read the flight, choose your first step, recover to their options.
01
Opens Thu 5 NovStart the split as they hit. Read the toss before the ball.
Split, read & commit
02
Opens Thu 5 NovRead the server. Keep updating from the ball.
Reading the ball early
03
Opens Thu 5 NovChoose the start that gets you there.
First step & push-off
04
Opens Thu 5 NovRecover to the middle of their options. Not the middle of the court.
Recovery & court geometry
Track 04 · Play the point
Beat the steady player.
Miss less on purpose, serve +1, open, build and finish, take their rhythm away.
01
Opens Thu 12 NovMiss less on purpose. Make them hit the great shot.
Percentage tennis
02
OpenServe wide. Hit to the open court.
Serve +1 & patterns · 7 min
03
Opens Thu 12 NovOpen, build, finish. Stop finishing from everywhere.
Constructing the point
04
Opens Thu 12 NovTake their rhythm away. Give them the ball they don't practise.
Changing the rhythm
Track 05 · Mind
Win the big points.
Reset in twenty seconds, spot the big point, tell a run from a coin flip, play through nerves.
01
Opens Thu 12 NovReset in twenty seconds. Point your attention outward.
Attention & routines
02
OpenSpot the big point before it's played. Choose a plan you can execute.
Playing the big points · 6 min
03
Opens Thu 12 NovTell a real run from a coin flip. Stop a slide anyway.
Momentum & swings
04
Opens Thu 12 NovNotice the pressure. Choose the next task.
Nerves & choking
Track 06 · Train
Practice that transfers.
Stop faster, steal the pro's week, audit any drill, build a 60-minute session.
01
Opens Thu 19 NovStop faster. Get to the ball first.
Speed & agility
02
Opens Thu 19 NovSteal the pro's week. Keep your own volume.
Inside a pro practice week
03
Opens Thu 19 NovAudit any drill in thirty seconds. Fix it with one constraint.
Drills that transfer
04
Opens Thu 19 NovBuild a 60-minute session that transfers. Write three numbers down.
Building your own session
Beyond the tracks
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