with Ben Loeb, Ed.S.,
Rock Bridge High School (MO) Head Boys' & Girls' Tennis Coach;
Sport Psychology Teacher;
His tennis teams have won over 1,000 dual meets, 19 state championships, & 40 final four appearances;
Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) member;
American Psychological Association (APA) Division 47 Society for Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology member
Creating the best possible practice for your players that helps them develop both technical aspects of their strokes, as well as tactical work, can be a challenge for every coach. Effective practice organization and drills can help your players develop at a much greater rate and lead to even more success on the court.
Coach Loeb takes you through his ABCs of Tennis Basics that he integrates into all of their practices, including in his three different types of warm-up phases to start practices that will help your players develop improved consistency and get them ready for practice. He runs players through a variety of drills from simple rally and volley drills at different lengths to serve and return variations, including his Serve +2 Each drills for serve and return to help players start points strong.
Drills to help your players practice playing to their style of play and against other styles of play.
Learn how to use a variety of drills and games to help your players develop and practice strokes that match their primary and secondary styles of play, as well as playing against any style of play. Coach Loeb shows you how you can utilize different rally drills and competitive games that isolate specific shots and patterns that each style of play would utilize. He firmly believes that players should be prepared to utilize multiple styles of play, as well as be prepared to play against all styles of play. Coach Loeb accomplishes this with drills like:
- Feed +2/+3 shots that will help players develop counter-punchers and consistency of play.
- The aggressive baseliner drill to help players develop both offensive and defensive styles of play.
- The approach game and 1-back, 1-back game to work on developing players with an all-court game.
Coach Loeb shows a variety of unique ways to score each of these games to further emphasize the style of play he wants his players to work on in practice.
Drills and games to help your players develop different patterns of play that they can utilize in matches!
Coach Loeb feels that it is important to practice and develop simple patterns of play that players can utilize in matches to be more consistent and learn to look for opportunities to take control and finish off points. He does this with a variety of drills that focus on and isolate several common patterns of play. You can learn drills that help your players develop and master these same patterns of play with games like:
- Feed +2 Cross-court Game that helps your players develop the ability to play consistently cross-court, but also gain confidence in attacking down the line.
- An inside-out forehand version of the Feed +2 Cross-court Game to work on running around your forehand to develop a more attacking mindset.
- Heavy Lob Feed/Return Game to help your players work on attacking with high deep lobs to force your opponent into a weak return.
Coach Loeb also shares two games that will help your players develop the ability to attack their opponents by pulling them wide off the court.
Simulating match-like competition in practice sessions!
Coach Loeb knows how important it is for players to experience match-like pressure in practices to help them stay relaxed and confident during the crucial points of matches.
He has tremendous success with his teams by playing games with unique scoring systems or rules to help players better adapt and practice those situations.
One game that he uses in practice is the Same Corner Start and Opposite Corner Start games, where both players start behind the baseline in a corner on either the same side of the court or the opposite side of the court. The ball is fed and then players play out the point having to work from a defensive start to get into control of the point.
Coach Loeb does a tremendous job of breaking down each phase of practice, explaining the importance of why each area is important to work on and what things to focus on with your team, and showing you drills and games to help you reinforce and strengthen these areas with your players. If you are looking to run a more efficient and productive practice that will take your practices, and your players development, to the next level, this video is for you!
If you are looking to develop more efficient/effective practices that work on specific areas of the game with players that are already capable of consistency in a rally, this would be a good video for you. A very detailed breakdown of various phases of a practice ...he does a great job of framing them in with little scoring or rule tweaks that help work on very specific situations/styles. Really made me think about how I could tweak some of my own drills and games I already use to be more effective with them - I would highly recommend.
-Customer Review
50 minutes. 2022.
TND-05964B:
with Ben Loeb, Ed.S.,
Rock Bridge High School (MO) Head Boys' & Girls' Tennis Coach;
Sport Psychology Teacher;
His tennis teams have won over 1,000 dual meets, 19 state championships, & 40 final four appearances;
Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) member;
American Psychological Association (APA) Division 47 Society for Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology member
Creating a practice plan that effectively builds both the shots and tactics that your players need to be successful in doubles matches can be a difficult task . A systematic approach that incorporates shots, tactics, and situations into the warm-up, drills, and games, can help your players develop at a much greater rate, develop a deeper understanding of tactics, and lead to even more success on the court!
Coach Loeb takes you through his systematic approach to doubles that he integrates into his practices, including the warm-up phase to start practices that will help your players develop shots that are utilized in a doubles match, as well as numerous types of serve and return that are most beneficial to doubles. He runs players through a variety of drills and games from simple 1 on 1 games to work on specific shots, to 2 on 1 drills and games to isolate specific positions in doubles, to 2 on 2 drills and games that work on specific situations or tactics. He also addresses alternative formations for serve and return and when to utilize these formations.
Warm-up progressions to help your players develop doubles specific shots and serve/return!
Learn a warm-up progression to help your players develop and practice strokes that are utilized in doubles matches, as well as specific serve and return situations. Coach Loeb shows you how you can utilize different rally drills, as well as serve and return variations, that isolate specific shots and patterns that are necessary for successful doubles. He firmly believes that players should be prepared to utilize multiple types of serves and return of serves in a doubles match.
Coach Loeb accomplishes this with drills like: Serve + 1 Drill to work on specific serves and returns, as well as transitioning to the next shot, Serve + 2 Drill to work on the follow up shots to each type of serve or return and more! Loeb shows a variety of different serve types and locations, as well as a variety of returns and locations that can be utilized in doubles matches.
Drills and games to help your players develop tactics and patterns of play that they can utilize in doubles matches!
Coach Loeb feels that it is important to isolate and practice different shots, roles and tactics that can be utilized in doubles matches, both defensively and in looking to be aggressive and finish points off. He does this with a variety of drills and games that focus on and isolate several roles, situations, and tactics. Loeb also shares two alternative formations for the serving team and one alternative formation for the return team and how to incorporate these into your practices and matches.
Coach Loeb feels it is important to isolate specific partner roles on a doubles team and work on the little details of positioning and shot placement, especially with the players at the net. One such way he does this is with his 2 on 1 series of drills that look to isolate one or both of the net players in specific situations.
Coach Loeb does a tremendous job of breaking down each phase of practice, clearly explaining the situations and tactics associated with each drill or game and how each is important to work on and what things to focus on with your teams you look to reinforce and strengthen these areas with your players. If you are looking to develop better doubles players and want a more productive systematic approach to practicing doubles that will take your practices, and your players' development, to the next level, this video is for you!
If you're looking for a way to improve upon how you practice doubles with your team, just need some new fresh ideas for doubles drills and games, or want to find ways to better teach the finer details of doubles tactics and situations, you'll find something in this video for you - I would highly recommend.-Customer Review
53 minutes. 2022.
TND-05964C:
with Ben Loeb, Ed.S.,
Rock Bridge High School (MO) Head Boys' & Girls' Tennis Coach;
Sport Psychology Teacher;
His tennis teams have won over 1,000 dual meets, 19 state championships, & 40 final four appearances;
Association of Applied Sport Psychology (AASP) member;
American Psychological Association (APA) Division 47 Society for Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology member
In this video you will learn about on-court mental performance practice and strategies. This video will be beneficial for individuals and teams looking to improve their pre-match preparation and to be able to adjust within a match and to work on being more competitive in practice simulating match-like conditions. Coach Loeb does a great job going through his different mental performance strategies and explaining drills that he uses to help his players be successful in competitive situations.
Planning for the opportunities where mental performance training and preparation will be called into action
Coach Loeb takes you through his approach pre-point, during the point and between points to help create positive mental imagery that will lead to increased performance on the court. He has his players go through a shadow tennis exercise to highlight his ideas of Response, Ready, and Re-Invest which emphasizes mental and physical cues before the point and during the point. He talks about body language, breathing techniques, and the release of positive energy to help re-gain control, focus and trust during a match. This is important because you have to have a plan during the match, a plan for how to adjust during the match and a plan for what to do if things aren't going well during a match.
In this video you will learn 10 different competitive games that will help players apply these mental performance techniques to their tennis. These drills are competitive (which players love), during practice and will help you simulate different scenarios that might come up during a match like being down 2 sets, having only 9 serves to win a game, starting games of 15-30 or 30-15 and more!
These games are important because it puts players in real situations that they might face in a match. Also, beyond these drills, there is no substitute for playing full sets out!
Learning other approaches for the coach to consider with their team
Coach Loeb also devotes part of this video to other techniques that he uses to get the most out of his players. These include asking questions to his players about understanding their true selves. He also creates themes for the day and has players write down responses to these different themes. Lastly, Coach Loeb talks about visualization, taking time for breathing/meditation and being able to stay present and focused within the moment. This is important because you have to be equipped to handle adversity, visualize success and focus on what's important now.
This video is for individuals and teams looking to take their games to the next level. Coach Loeb shares his ideas of attacking the mental side of the game with the same vigor as the physical side of the game. This video features terrific mental performance training strategies and techniques to use before a match, during a match, before points, during points and in-between points. Coupled with the competitive drills shared, this is a video every coach should add to their library!
39 minutes. 2022.