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A very simple way of figuring where to go if
the ball is hit with an angle is to flow in the direction
of the ball. In other words if the ball is hit left, go left.
If it is hit to the right, go right. To demonstrate this in
my classes, I divide the court into three parts from doubles
line to doubles line. Each part is 12 feet wide since the
doubles court is 36 feet wide. If the ball is hit to one of
the outer thirds that side becomes the ball third. My players
know that they both must flow with the ball so that one must
cover that ball third and the other partner must cover the
middle third. This correct movement will place you in the
middle of their return angle, taking away all the easy shots,
leaving them with only the hardest. Now you are making life
difficult for your opponents and isn't that fun?
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