Understanding the New Strokes
Presented by Steve Milano
U.S. High School Tennis Coaches Association

I. Where Does Power Come From?

A. The Kinetic Chain
B. Force = Mass X Acceleration
C. Angular vs. Linear Momentum

II. The Serve

A. The Kinetic Chain of the Serve
B. The “Wrist Snap”
C. Sidearm vs. Overhead Serve
D. Internal Shoulder Rotation
E. Trajectory -- Hitting Up
F. Contact Point

i) The three sweet spots
ii) Toss height
iii) “Brushing” the ball

G. On-court demo
H. Injuries
I. Review

III. The Forehand

A. The Kinetic Chain of the Forehand
B. The Four Stances
C. The Semi-Open Stance

i) The Unit Turn vs. Breaking the Chain
ii) The Elbow

D. The “Wrist Snap”
E. Contact Point

i) The three sweet spots
ii) Height of the Ball Bounce

F. On-court demo

G. Injuries
H. Review

IV. The Backhand

A. The Kinetic Chain of the Backhand
B. One-Hand vs. Two-Hand
C. The Right-Hand Dominant Backhand
D. Contact Point
E. Footwork
F. Review

V. The Volley

A. The Kinetic Chain of the Backhand
B. The Role of the Arm
C. Contact Point
D. Angle of Incidence and Reflection

VI. Court Positioning

A. Taking the Ball on the Rise

VII. Review

A. Myths
B. Where is Power Lost?
C. Injuries