I learned to play way back in the 1970’s with a teaching pro like Nick who made me run drills like this. Needless to say I love to watch Nick coach and teach on TH-cam. I have been teaching and coaching for a very long time and absolutely believe that players need this type of training to develop and advance their skills. You got to do the drills to build the skills. You got to practice the way you want to play. I see so many players that just go out and hit with no purpose or just play sets and make the same mistakes for years.
Another excellent video from an excellent coach and student! Nic, as a general question (and maybe a topic for a future video), wondering if you could cover what "defense" means to high level players, and how you think about defense differently as opposed to a really good club level players. Keep up the great work!
defense is really just what you have to do to get yourself back into a neutral position in the point. when you think defense, you should be thinking about the time for the ball to reach your opponent as well as the position of your opponent. generally, you want to hit deep high slower balls on defense either crosscourt or the middle of the court which allow you to recover and be better prepared for your opponents next shot.
Watching these vids, I always thought the Prestige and Pro Staffs were too heavy for him to swing aggressively. If the Blade is stock, it should be an easier racquet to swing.
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Nick! Your attitude in this one is.. (I don't even know how to put it) it's funny and encouraging at the same time! High intensity coach, ladies and gentlemen! Just one question from me tho: how is sliding on hardcourt different from clay? I can slide pretty easily on clay but I'm afraid of even just trying it on hard! Any solutions?
obviously sliding is very natural on clay because there is less friction when you impact the ground. sliding on hardcourts is much harder on your body and you have to put much more force into the ground in order to do so. that said, you shouldn't really be thinking about sliding much unless you are at a very very high level. it isn't necessary and its not a skill worth prioritizing. instead you should work on your agility, speed, and explosiveness, which will instantly translate into better movement which will improve your tennis much more
@@TheBajanCanadiansOtherAccount thanks! but does it have to do anything with shoes? maybe there are shoes that are easier to slide with on hardcourts? but I understand the idea of not trying to adapt clay footwork to hard opting for development of something different instead!
Question, how does rating in the US work? Here in the Netherlands we have ratings from 9 till 1. 9 for a beginner and 1 for a pro. It’s dynamic and each time you win or loose (in a open tournament) it is adjusted based on the rating of your opponent. But in the US it seems you have D2, D1, and also USTA 5, 4.5 etc
College tennis explained th-cam.com/video/GFQWBA4w-iQ/w-d-xo.html USTA ratings (1.5 to 7.0 I’ll explain in an upcoming video) UTR is gaining traction though
This kid has unbelievable ground strokes and his serve was good too in prior videos. But did he pick up sports at a late age? Or possibly have a knee injury? It’s like he doesn’t have confidence in his stopping ability, afraid to be aggressive in cutting. It’s strange to me. Hes thin and young, should have more confidence to put more power into his cuts.
@@IntuitiveTennis poor safin! May have something to do with his old school one handed backhand? As his wrist hast to remain loked during all motion and contacto point? Or has he had an accident!? Wish him a fast recovery.
When commentators say 'free points' I scoff and laugh. There are no free points in tennis. Every point, even the serve, is backed up with hours of blood, sweat, a tears.
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I learned to play way back in the 1970’s with a teaching pro like Nick who made me run drills like this. Needless to say I love to watch Nick coach and teach on TH-cam. I have been teaching and coaching for a very long time and absolutely believe that players need this type of training to develop and advance their skills. You got to do the drills to build the skills. You got to practice the way you want to play. I see so many players that just go out and hit with no purpose or just play sets and make the same mistakes for years.
He needs to improve his ball feeding...it should also include top spin and under spin,to mimic different scenarios...
Excellent drills ! I’m a 66 year old cancer survivor and I still do these drills !!
Let’s go safin!!
Well done Safin
Another excellent video from an excellent coach and student! Nic, as a general question (and maybe a topic for a future video), wondering if you could cover what "defense" means to high level players, and how you think about defense differently as opposed to a really good club level players. Keep up the great work!
Great 👍
defense is really just what you have to do to get yourself back into a neutral position in the point. when you think defense, you should be thinking about the time for the ball to reach your opponent as well as the position of your opponent. generally, you want to hit deep high slower balls on defense either crosscourt or the middle of the court which allow you to recover and be better prepared for your opponents next shot.
The demonstration of intensity on the slice backhand is great. Safin is a very measured and mellow kid. Got to tap into some vinegar.
Safin seems to change racquets every video haha! We've seen prestige, pro staff and now Blade :D
He better changes his attitude. This guy always looks like he is never giving 100%
Watching these vids, I always thought the Prestige and Pro Staffs were too heavy for him to swing aggressively. If the Blade is stock, it should be an easier racquet to swing.
@@fb_777 I agree with you, seems he doesn't want to give 100%
He’s never been physically challenged so the mindset is not there yet
Props to Safin for keeping up
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Satin did well at the end with the slice drill. 🎾
Man, I got tired just watching this video! 🥵 GREAT WORK!
Nick! Your attitude in this one is.. (I don't even know how to put it) it's funny and encouraging at the same time! High intensity coach, ladies and gentlemen! Just one question from me tho: how is sliding on hardcourt different from clay? I can slide pretty easily on clay but I'm afraid of even just trying it on hard! Any solutions?
I cover it in an upcoming video
obviously sliding is very natural on clay because there is less friction when you impact the ground. sliding on hardcourts is much harder on your body and you have to put much more force into the ground in order to do so. that said, you shouldn't really be thinking about sliding much unless you are at a very very high level. it isn't necessary and its not a skill worth prioritizing. instead you should work on your agility, speed, and explosiveness, which will instantly translate into better movement which will improve your tennis much more
@@TheBajanCanadiansOtherAccount thanks! but does it have to do anything with shoes? maybe there are shoes that are easier to slide with on hardcourts? but I understand the idea of not trying to adapt clay footwork to hard opting for development of something different instead!
good job✌
Just out of curiosity I feel like I always see him with a different racquet so what racquet is he using
Blade
@@IntuitiveTennis so is that going to be the racquet he uses from now on or just a demo
@@jacobwalton4109 he switched to it
@@IntuitiveTennis oh okay thanks
Question, how does rating in the US work? Here in the Netherlands we have ratings from 9 till 1. 9 for a beginner and 1 for a pro. It’s dynamic and each time you win or loose (in a open tournament) it is adjusted based on the rating of your opponent. But in the US it seems you have D2, D1, and also USTA 5, 4.5 etc
College tennis explained th-cam.com/video/GFQWBA4w-iQ/w-d-xo.html
USTA ratings (1.5 to 7.0 I’ll explain in an upcoming video)
UTR is gaining traction though
Yo...you gotta expand on that choking advice. I hold you solved safins issue.
Stay off social media…but you follow me, right? Lol
Loved that hahaha
is safin okay? its been one year... i hope its because hes busy with that d1 scholarship!
Sadly, I heard that he didn't attend a tennis college/ university as he had a wrist surgery.
Safin is not going to call you for another session for a whole month. LOL
Hi Nick, didn't Safin start college this fall? Which school is he attending? Did he get a scholarship?
He did not. I’ll update everyone on the situation soon…
@@IntuitiveTennis 🙏
I would love to take some lessons from you but I live in Sydney. Any chance you are coming to Sydney?
Around 4:00 when hand feeding, I think you were feeding the balls too close to the cones, so Safin couldn't get the spacing he needed.
I know you ❤️ Babolat rackets, but what shoes do you ❤️ ? ✌️
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This kid has unbelievable ground strokes and his serve was good too in prior videos.
But did he pick up sports at a late age? Or possibly have a knee injury? It’s like he doesn’t have confidence in his stopping ability, afraid to be aggressive in cutting. It’s strange to me. Hes thin and young, should have more confidence to put more power into his cuts.
@@maxpowers4436 yeah, I think he's just naturally languid, which is fine.
@@maxpowers4436 and snapped hit foot !
Game is beautiful but I can tell he really lacks match toughness, needs more experience and different mindset
update?
He will be back soon
WHY NO MORE THIS SERIES ? WHAT HAPPENED TO SAFIN
Wrist surgery. Coming back soon…
@@IntuitiveTennis poor safin! May have something to do with his old school one handed backhand? As his wrist hast to remain loked during all motion and contacto point? Or has he had an accident!? Wish him a fast recovery.
Where from you I mean which country
@13:00 u follow me right lmao
When commentators say 'free points' I scoff and laugh. There are no free points in tennis. Every point, even the serve, is backed up with hours of blood, sweat, a tears.
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Saffin will never make it unless he switch to 2 handed backhand
it's hard to convince your coach to put his ass down on clay!!
Dude doesn’t move with any intensity it seems like he’d be a lot better with more intense footwork and sprinting but rn he looks a little lazy