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1. ) Who Is Stan Oley?
Short introduction about Stan Oley.
2. ) Introduction To The Serve Return
Short introduction about the history and modernization of the serve return.
3. ) Teaching The Modern Serve Return
Stan shows how the serve return has become modernized. While standing next to the player, he demonstrates the need to bring the player closer to the baseline or inside of the baseline while showing more of a horizontal racquet path.
4. ) Group Serve Return
Stan shows an example of a serve return clinic where 2-lines of players receive forehand and backhand serve returns.
5. ) Teaching The Poach in a Private Lessson
Stan shows a more realistic way to teach a doubles player how to poach in a private lesson format. Because the poach is based on the SERVE, the coach can return the serve to the private lesson student who can then in turn decide whether or not to poach off of that serve.
6. ) Teaching Austrailian Doubles in a Private Lesson
Stan shows how to get students more comfortable with dealing with the Austrailian doubles formation during a private lesson.
7. ) Teaching In a Game Based Environment
Stan discusses how important it is to teach tennis in a realistic environment so that students don't feel shocked and out of place when making the transition from practice or lesson to match play.
8. ) Motor Learning
Stan discusses how important it is to understand how the brain affects the way we play tennis. It is critical to teach players how to Identify the incoming shot early, Decide what type of shot to send back, Execute the stroke properly, and then use Feedback about the success of our actions to know whether or not we made the right decision.
9. ) Returning a Lefty Slice
Stan shows how the PLAYMATE SLAM and LIFT can be used to teach players how to return the elusive Lefty Slice that we inevatibly run into whether we are playing Rafael Nadal at the French Open or the next door neighbor during a League match.
10. ) Member Resistance
Stan discusses the importance of keeping the lesson programs fresh with different strokes in order to avoid member resistance.
11. ) Rally Ball
Stan discusses the fundamental 1-dimensional forehand taught and used by the majority of American tennis players and many teaching pros.
12. ) Moon Ball
Stan shows how quickly the mechanics of a regular tennis players' forehand are broken down by simply feeding a Moon Ball instead of a Rally Ball. He discusses why the typical 1-dimensional forehand from the Rally Ball is the source of many problems with American tennis players.
13. ) Four Ways To Play The Moon Ball
Stan shows how the Moon Ball can be played 4 different ways. This also shows why the Decision making process from the Motor Learning clip is so important. A player has to decide which of the 4 forehands are the appropriate response based on the court environment.
14. ) Teaching The Elevated Follow Through
Stan teaches the Elevated Follow Through, working side-by-side with the students, while the ball machine feeds the ball.
15. ) Teaching The Horizontal Follow Through
Stan teaches the Horizontal Follow Through, working side-by-side with the students, while the ball machine feeds the ball.
16. ) Teaching The High Approach Shot
Stan teaches the High Approach Shot, working side-by-side with the students, while the ball machine feeds the ball.
17. ) Using Target Areas
Stan stresses the importance of using appropriate target areas at all times.
18. ) Teaching The Low Approach
Stan teaches the Low Approach Shot, working side-by-side with the students, while the ball machine feeds the ball.
19. ) Adding The Split Step
Stan discusses the importance of adding the split step to transition shot drills.
20. ) Court Position & Recovery
When players play Moon Ball drills, they often cheat by hanging back in the back court. Mixing up the Rally Ball, Moon Ball, and Approach Shot forces the player to recover his court position.
21. ) Can You Really Coach While You Feed?
Players are learning in a fun environment because they are hitting balls so often. The ball machine provides a ball so that the coach can Coach.
22. ) Learning Quickly
Stan talks about getting quick results when teaching tennis with a ball machine and how quickly students learn when the coach is freed to work side by side with the student instead of feeding from the service line.
23. ) Cardio Tennis With a Ball Machine
Stan demonstrates how ball machines can be used to run successful Cardio Clinics.
24. ) Cardio Tennis & Mixing Skill Levels
Stan shows an example of a drill where Cardio Tennis participants of different skill levels can enjoy a Cardio clinic on the same court.
25. ) Decision Making
Here's an eye openning example of how late real players are at deciding what type of shot they are receiving.
26. ) Introduction To Virtual Simulation
Stan discusses how simulators are used in other industries to prepare people to make on-the-spot, sound decisions.
27. ) Virtual Simulation
The teaching environment has to virtually simulate the match environment in order to teach players how to hit modern shots.
28. ) Ball Machine Placement
Most players often practice the overhead smash off of a lob fed from the center of the court while a lob almost always comes from the corner.
29. ) Teaching Everyone Else
There will always be naturally gifted athletes out there, but that should never stop us from using the advanced tools out there to help everyone else.
30. ) Introduction
Introduction to the DVD Drills, Drills, Drills.
31. ) Quick Ball Machine Tip
Stan talks about where to place the ball machine on the court.
Drill No.5
Three-Line Attack-Approach / Attack-Volley Drill.
Drill No.15
Inside-Out / Inside-In Forehand Drill
Drill No. 21
Serve Returns.
Drill No. 22
Slice and Kick Serves.
Drill No. 25
High-Low Volley Drill.
Episode 3 - Reaction Time
The Sport Science crew uses 2 PLAYMATE PORTABLE SERIES ball machines to test the reaction time of pro athletes.
Playmate Volley Tennis Ball Machine - How does it work?
Shows the basic controls of the ball machine.
Sliding Hopper
Shows how the hopper on the VOLLEY slides up and down.
Battery-pack System
Shows how the battery-pack system on the VOLLEY makes charging simple and convenient.
Playmate Ball Machine Remote Pad
