I want to mention this at the top: this is one of the best videos we’ve ever made. I knew it was going to be good when we were filming it… then I watched the finished product and — wow — there’s a lot of value packed in here.
A little bit about Yann Auzoux: he’s the 2008 and 2010 Washington Post coach of the year. He played Davis Cup for Cameroon and was on the junior French National Team. And he’s a really, really good coach.
In this video Yann and I discuss and demonstrate modern tennis footwork, i.e. the footwork patterns Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and other top pros are using to move around the tennis court. Yann shows us how players of any level can apply these patterns. In fact, this is stuff you should be learning right out of the gate.
Two quick key takeaways from this video. First, movement is now a weapon, just like your serve or your forehand. Proper footwork allows you to take time away from your opponent and get him further and further out of position over the course of a point.
Second, modern footwork helps you prevent injuries. These footwork patterns are low stress and low impact. You won’t beat yourself up moving around the court if you can master this stuff.
Please let us know what you think of this video in the comments below! If you like this stuff, we’re keen to produce similar videos… but we need your feedback and suggestions! Thanks!
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I’m not sure how useful it is for intermediate level players such as myself. The basic problem with all these steps is that they imply that you can hit the ball and be moving at the same time.
Can you use the walking step for return of serve?
This is what i’ve been waiting for.I bought David Bailey’s footwork book/dvd but found it over complicated and a bit messy.this video was nice and easy to understand.Keep up the good work because this is very interesting,thanks
this is great video and i really love it.
WOW, Great stuff guys. Keep them coming
Will,
Just applied what I learned on here and I just blew away the best player in my 3.5 league (6-1, 6-2). Never got a set off of him in 4 previous matchs.
Thanks a lot.
That’s awesome Bernard! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Will,
great job!!! I love your website,
Peter
Germany
to be honest i watch this video for the 12th times.
that’s the most ‘teaching’ thing i never see.
congratulation guys
Great video. Would be nice to have those things shown in the video explained in a slow detailed manner, the perfect one specific to your other videos, Will. Thanks a lot for all the instructions posted, they redefined my perception of tennis and my game (never had any real tennis instructions before).
Great video. A lot of good details to work on. Hope to try them out next time I hit this week. Thanks a bunch. Keep up the good work.
Thank you so much. This video is really an eye opener and the way it’s produced with much detail, clarify, side by side comparison and repetition help a lot! I will definitely come back to this video again many times to come.
Too much talking in the beginning in this video. No need to continue to re-iterate every move.
Good video on demonstrating basic fluid steps in tennis.
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