Tired of staying glued to the net during volleys? Coach Ben Hestley of Bull Shark Sports reveals a simple yet effective strategy for improving your volleying playing. Get comfortable with volleying from all over the court!

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Ben Hestley is the coach and owner of the Bull Shark Sports.  He was named GPTA's Independent Tennis Professional of the Year, 2022. He has had a long career of over 14 years in tennis , previously serving as the Director of Tennis at Druid Hills Golf Club and has also been involved in coaching education with the USTA.

Content of Today’s Episode

This episode of the Atlanta Tennis Podcast discusses the significance of perfecting volleys in various situations. Learn why beginning near the net isn't always possible, and how combining volleys from behind the service line, inside the service line, and even further back can improve your.

Volley Technique: Experiment with a greater variety of shots, such as swinging, low, high, and half volleys.

Footwork and Court Coverage: Improve your ability to transition seamlessly from baseline to net and back, allowing you to react quickly to various ball placements.

Net Confidence: Improve your versatility and adaptability as a net player, exerting pressure on your opponent from all angles of the court.

Here are Coach Ben's key pointers to improve your volleys:

• Vary Your Volleying Position: To volley successfully and with target, you may choose to change your stance to any of the court-related zones. Practising in this way has the advantage of preparing you to handle volleys when you do end up at the net during a match.
• Work on Different Types of Volley: The repetitions of practice pick a challenging portfolio of various participants in volley drills, swing volley drills, deep court half-volley recoveries, and low volleys. Also, your confidence level during the actual game will increase the more you modify your volleyball practice.
• Simulate Game Situations: When rallying with a partner, practice these various volley styles in different areas of the court. This will boost your ability to seamlessly migrate to the internet and increase your total net presence.

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Hey hey, this is Shaun with the Atlanta Tennis Podcast powered by GoTennis.

Today's tennis tip comes from Coach Ben Hestley of Bull Shark Sports.

Have a listen and let us know what you think.

Hi, this is Ben Hestley from Bull Shark Sports.

Today's tip is about how to become an all court volleyer.

How to become an all court volleyer is pretty simple.

You simply need to volley from all parts of the court.

So many times I see players either warming up for a match or in a practice session.

They just get right on top of the net and start pounding away volleys.

And that's not realistic to how it would work if you're transitioning from the baseline

into the net area.

Try some volleys from behind the service line, kind of in quote unquote "nomans land."

Valley from the service line, volley just inside the service line, and then get up on

top of the net and volley and then try to recover back for either high volleys or overheads.

Stand in various parts of the court while you're rallying with your partner.

That can help you autonomously work on your volley skills, hitting half volleys, hitting

low volleys, hitting high volleys, even swinging volleys from way back in the court.

Verry the skills of the volley and you will become a much better net player and easily transition

more into the net.

Hope that helps.

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