WEBINAR 45 HIGHLIGHTS

• Building a point can seem like a difficult proposition for players at all levels. Let's break it down and identify the integral steps to gaining more and more control of the point.
• Serving: Building the point starting with your serve is most likely going to result in shorter points and more net play. Learn how to plan for that in advance.
• Returning: Building the point when you start with a return of serve is a little more complex as you move from defense to neutral and then controlling with offense. 
• VIDEO: Watching elite players build the point offers an ideal learning method to copy for your own game.
• VIDEO: You will clearly see that building the point is about developing a certain game plan and execution and not having an "all or nothing" mentality.
• Building the point can be done in a variety of ways, utilizing the eight ways to force an error. The ideal way to build a point is to improve your court position and push your opponent further and further into a defensive position. 
• Building the point typically starts from a defensive or neutral position and then finishes with offense. See examples of how this develops and what is the ultimate end-game (winner or forced error).
• Getting ahead in the point happens physically, mentally, and emotionally. Learn to read your opponent and identify what strategic elements are working against him or her.