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Building the One-Handed Backhand:

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Building the One-Handed Backhand:

Footwork Variations and Adaptations

John Craig

Last month John Craig started his series on the one-handed backhand by demonstrating the basic, gliding footwork to hit a ball inside the side line. (Click Here.) Now he expands to the movement patterns necessary to cover the whole court. Going wide beyond the sideline. Moving on a diagonal. What to do on a ball that comes directly at you. And how to move up and forward into the court. Comprehensive, and beautifully demonstrated!

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John is a former Division I Collegiate player with over 35 years of playing, coaching and teaching experience. He is an Elite member of the USPTA, and has been an avid player, student and coach since his passion for tennis flourished in 1976. Based in Orange County, California, John has developed hundreds of students into quality players over the course of 3 decades.

John has held a variety of prestigious tennis positions, including serving as the Director of Tennis at the legendary John Wayne Tennis Club in Newport Beach, CA. John was also the founder and Director of The Edge Tennis Academy, a high-performance Junior Development program, also in Newport Beach. In addition to developing his latest project - Performance Plus Tennis, John is also a Pro at the Newport Beach Tennis Club.

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Source: tennisplayer.net archive — The One Handed Backhand - Footwork Variations and Adaptations.docx (John Yandell teaching library, 2002-2022). Extracted and rendered as HTML for Tennis Future Lab.