High-Intensity Tennis Drills with Former D1 Player Sara

[@IntuitiveTennis]

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[@puwang5324]

Man, this girl is in shape! after all those drills, she don't even go out of breath!!! No complaining, more of her PLZ. she is a tough girl!

[@Dimone11]

This is extremely crazy session. Such intensity! I get tired by just watching it. And I feel there was more quality shots made in this one session then I did by my previous 2-3 years of playing…

[@wujatt36]

Potential idea for a future video: Would be great to hear your thoughts on what students need to do to get the most out of their private lessons. Should we come prepared with specific things to work on each session, or rely on the coach to structure it? Is it better to come pre-warmed up and stretched? How best to communicate your frustrations with your game/technique, and how to give useful feedback to the coach that helps them better teach (like when the coach says to do something that feels unnatural). What "homework" should we be doing prior to lessons? What's a good schedule for private lessons (once week? once every 2 weeks?) Not everyone has access to top-notch coaches like Nick so sometimes we need to do more to help the coach give better instruction!

[@theforehandguy]

This is a great idea!

[@fnecessity]

This is a well structured comment. Hope Nik responds because I'm sure there are many of us out there with the same situation. I always try to tell coach in the beginning what I need to work on but asks me for more details and I end up making my problem sound more basic just to help him understand. Then we end up doing the same old routine with only a few minutes at the end working on my problems. I leave the session actually unsatisfied and questioning whether it was worth parting with cash for little return.

[@AC-be5gu]

Us as individuals can definitely answer a few of these but also begs the question - "What are YOUR goals in tennis. What do you WANT from the sport". TL;DR why are you taking lessons. There's a big difference between someone looking to expose themselves to proper technique for the first time and become a weekend warrior playing socially vs someone looking to dial their game in to launch a path of playing competitively in ranked matches and slowly hone their game with the goal of improving rank. Like this one: "Is it better to come pre-warmed up and stretched?" - No brainer, hundred percent yes. Maximize your time on court and reduce injury. I wanted to be "dialed in" for my lessons but I've noticed I carve out time for warmup and stretching before every rally session and game now too. You'll feel and appreciate the difference. Whereas some people are super busy and really just want to play their hour of tennis and leave it at that. Anyways for interacting with your coach: There's a VAST amount of elements to learn in tennis and not everyone is playing tennis for the same reasons. It's important to first take time and consider why you're playing. This will help guide you in writing out your goals and verbalize the why you're playing. All of this is very important context to a coach/instructor. They certainly have many frameworks they can use for your progression but allow them that context so they can best structure to your needs and help enable your goals :D For example I initially sought lessons for guidance on proper technique. A friend showed me the sport, I had 0 racquet sport experience and wanted to explore tennis further. I shared my goals with my first instructor that - I'm a complete noob, can you guide me with the basics, my goal is to learn how to baseline rally and I have 0 interest in playing matches. Fast forward 2 years and I'm obsessed with the sport and want to explore playing in a competitive environment. I continuously work with my coach to dial in my core technique but we also introduce new layers on top as I progress like point construction and game state drills now that I'll be joining a 3.5 singles ladder. The point is - your coach will be a partner on your journey. Give them as much info as you can for where you envision that journey going and they'll help you in creating and navigating the path. Coaches have different styles, don't judge them on things like "assessing your immediate dividends" but rather can you connect and build a rapport with them. The rest will come naturally - How often to take lessons, what to do in your free time etc since it's all interconnected with your goals and how you want to approach the sport. I will say though, allow yourself ample time to APPLY the concepts you're learning at lessons. They'll be "take home" ready meaning you can apply the cues and instruction on sessions with a ball machine, rallying, and games. Work on your homework, go review with your coach in a lesson and get the next set of homework. All the best in your journey friend

[@dman030]

Fantastic coaching and fantastic hitting, A joy to watch and learn. Thank you both. 🙂

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you 🙏

[@lognathan7119]

She is absolutely crushing the ball. Great form.

[@anthonydabaco8407]

Loving the intensity, get found out very quickly if the footwork is even a little bit off. Sara did amazingly well. Thanks Nik.

[@almister]

This training looks very challenging, fun and helpful too. The point he made about footwork made so much sense.

[@milanvincic9668]

Great video Nick. So many awesome drills! With this kind of intensity half an hour looks like eternity😓

[@thomaswilkinson4027]

Awesome. Love the coaching and the fantastic hitting and intensity.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

💯🙌🔥

[@teedot1186]

One of the best training videos I've ever watched. Great job. Someone's leg's were Rubber after this. ❤

[@anthonybendici6977]

You hit the nail right on the head. I totally agree with every word. Nicely done

[@milanmirkovic1390]

Very educational and entertaining

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Milan 🔥🔥

[@stampistampi]

Unbelievable, Sara is such a strong Player 💪🏼

[@musicvisionz71030]

The lady of the hour is back 💪

[@chrisseanbaldwin]

Great stuff Nick!

[@dmf30]

These are great drills. I do these with some of my practice partners but franily would rather have you coaching me. Great job and very enjoyable.

[@gutzpose]

Amazing series and complete training session from start to finish shown brilliantly. 👍👏

[@tyrone1544]

I thought it was kind of gross when she farted. Sounds like you pop a boner when girls fart. Or tell you about having diarrhea. Nasty.

[@pzivic]

Nikola sjajno je ovo, dobar trening i dobar dril.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Hvala

[@24tomorrow]

We need to see her play against Emma!

[@mattthrift3920]

She’s very talented. Love to know what D1 school and how successful she was. Her forehand backswing is HUGE. She’d be pro-level if she’d shorten that big thing. That extra high and long swing would definitely have to throw her timing off a bit. Can’t believe someone hasn’t fixed that BUT her feet and really good so that keeps her from getting jammed on that long swing. Love to see how she would handle some HARD balls right at her.

[@thefredkalis]

Sara is amazing, she is so powerful.

[@K4R3N]

Awesome session

[@hansolsson3409]

Great drills Nick! 😀

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you Hans

[@charm8968]

Great Video! I was wondering for the drills how many balls a set and for how many sets?

[@Shaunsweeney-Kubach71]

I am actually pretty good at moving the ball around, but I hit the ball extremely flat and it’s easier for me to direct the ball around. Great job on the video my friend.

[@weyman4317]

Lovely footwork

[@abdulmalikbadamasuiy2173]

Great thanks

[@IntuitiveTennis]

You are welcome

[@gustafchurn8282]

Sara is intense 💃🏼 Sara is fun to watch👀🤪 How about another match?

[@melfox215]

Great level. Great drills. I'd love to be coached like that. But to be honest with myself: I can can hit like 5 to 10 good shots and moving sort of quickly, but then lose my breath and stop performing on that level. So yeah. Even at the 4.0/4.5 level, you need a certain physique to raise your level. Mine is not there yet.

[@M4ri0w]

Sara vs. Ema 🎉

[@ThrowDots]

Nik, your Raket sounds like you are playing with actual wires

[@IntuitiveTennis]

😂😂 maybe I am

[@Johnmili4565]

@@IntuitiveTennis just a high tension

[@Shaunsweeney-Kubach71]

It’s probably natural gut, because the man is a professional tennis player, which would could probably beat most people with a broom stick.

[@julest2503]

She’s so good 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🤩 Really like how she utilize the body’s turn momentum and wrist snap !! And what a stamina 😃😅!!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

🔥🙏🙌

[@mdavis7143]

awesome 🔥🔥🔥

[@miketang7533]

Very high intensity 🎾 training. Great student and coach 👍

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you 🙌

[@knotwilg3596]

Absolutely great lesson. Would it be correct to say Sara generates a lot of power with the arms and upper body due to lacking strength in the legs?

[@mteca5093]

Her legs look PRETTY strong to me

[@djp3525]

Don’t think it’s lack of strength. Just her technique she learned as a kid.

[@knotwilg3596]

@@mteca5093 They do but are they involved in the stroke mechanics?

[@maxpowers4436]

@@knotwilg3596 Possibly not as much as they should be but thats a separate assumption compared to your first one.

[@mteca5093]

@@knotwilg3596 you don't want to waste those legs on mechanics

[@MrW8ns3a]

brilliant

[@Tang.Nguyen]

Can we have more of Sarah 😅👌

[@webguru22]

I told my hitting partner we should do that drill where you keep the ball in the doubles alley. After he got done laughing, we went back to spraying it all over the court like the hackers we are. 🤣 Seriously, that's a level of control on groundstrokes most of us can't relate to. Very impressive.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thank you but keep trying. Takes time to master directional control

[@rharrell1]

I have heard Spanish coaches comment US tennis players take too many steps when setting up for ground strokes. Guess the ideal tennis player would develop a great serve and then concentrate on the Spanish playing method for the groundstrokes similar to how Marat Safin developed his game.

[@DJScharlie]

Wow, she hardly makes mistakes or hits the net! 😮

[@melfox215]

Yeah, she is not a bad player. 😅

[@minisurfbanana]

😂😂😂

[@chelliegibson7139]

hey Nik, do you have coaching options for those out of state?

[@kindredd8867]

Who need a tennis ball machine, this come with a great coach included

[@ToiletTennis]

Bro that 1 hander is looking spicy

[@mohangahlot4133]

Great

[@charm8968]

What racket is Nik using?

[@AndreyAndreev_K8]

great train!!! will try it with my wife

[@gregorywandersaround6178]

I'm only 6 weeks into my training at 48 years "young". I'm a late bloomer for sure. One question I have is how would one determine what level they are? Is there an official way of getting rated, or is it just by kind of knowing once you've been playing for a long time?

[@djp3525]

Join a league that uses UTR, then a computer will rank you against the players you play based on score and wins/loss.

[@cesarfernandezlopez2209]

SHE IS GOOD EH NICK? LOL GOOD STUFF!!

[@abdulmalikbadamasuiy2173]

Impressive

[@musicvisionz71030]

Sarah vs Shamir?

[@Shaunsweeney-Kubach71]

She would get destroyed

[@edwardypark]

Wow great drills coach! Sara’s a great player. You have so many students that are former D1. Random q. Why do female players tend to hit flatter balls than men? I noticed Sara’s balls seem fast and flat.

[@peterochester2320]

Flat balls get from point A to point B faster. So they can hit a fast ball with the strength they have. Problem is no margin for error and flat balls are easier to return. Many younger WTA players are now hitting more spin. They are fitter and stronger.

[@jaysontang]

Dame what a girl, no whining, that's how do you drills..!!!!!

[@alfandosavant4639]

I'd be dead after those high intensity 🤣🤣

[@Amchops]

High intensity indeed. Would’ve not survived past the second drill haha😂

[@gms9073]

She's a beast.

[@willkittwk]

Gonna break that glass

[@jandroid33]

8:49 Our damn coach always does hand feeding very early, almost directly after warmup, horrible. The rest of the practice feels completely wasted since you're completely dead after that...

[@ahnguyen1]

Tough workout! Sara has a similiar accent to Anna.

[@A-A-crossfire5000]

You're not very good at recognizing accents then

[@elchanclascocina]

​@@A-A-crossfire5000They are similar as both are foreigners 😂. Joke aside, I would not have thought she is Spanish. She is in the better speaking Spanish people spectrum, usually their accent is much heavier and much more distinct. She doesn't look Eastern European, but I do find some similarities with her tbh.

[@A-A-crossfire5000]

@@elchanclascocina Who doesn't look Eastern European? Anna? Sara's Spanish accent is very noticeable to me at least. You might be right that it's not "thick" but it's very easy to pick up on and sounds nothing like Anna's since she is definitely Eastern European.

[@elchanclascocina]

@@A-A-crossfire5000 Agree. No, Anna does look Eastern European (I'm not even sure who Anna is but if she's the one I'm thinking, definitely she does). Same as Emma. Sara is the one I'm saying she doesn't look Eastern European, and she isn't, but her accent, even though not a clear Eastern accent, does have a little bit here and there of that type of pronunciation, in my perspective. Saludos!

[@johannatom688]

You ever people fly in for like a training camp with you? 2 hours a day for 4-5 days?

[@johnnacke2017]

Big backswing…

[@tennisone6376]

very nice legs and also outfit beautiful, super lady play well also

[@damon123jones]

arm swing but good footwork

[@snstyvr7597]

Look at all those empty courts!

[@wtr7]

Train harder than you a real match. Also train with Nik, before a match.

[@surfertango]

Can they compete against another woman who is the same height and weight as Djokovic? With equal skills? Testing my memory (and facts) in a Tae Kwon Do or other fights if you would never be put up against someone who outweighed you by 50 lbs. I'm thinking of women this weight (on this video) playing some like Sabalenka who is the same weight as Djokovic.

[@webbezzy]

It was Spanish style 😅

[@lynyrdskynyrd9742]

That is a gorgeous woman there Nic...

[@Shaunsweeney-Kubach71]

Completely inappropriate statement!

[@RickOwensHeelDrag]

She has a strange hitch on her FH backswing. It seems way too big of a wind up (to the left/behind). It’s a great stroke, I’m sure it works fine but in a stressful situation when the ball is pinned right at your feet she’d be screwed. Right? Isn’t the point of private lessons to correct technique? Or as a coach do you allow your students to hit with their quirks?

[@23kingalex]

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[@RickOwensHeelDrag]

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[@maxpowers4436]

Firstly Nic already had a technique focused lesson with his client there is no reason to spend every lesson on technique. Secondly she is a former D1 player her habits are so ingrained within the muscle memory it would take an incredible amount of time to change let alone correct. Thirdly she is not playing as much as current D1 player she is looking to return to shape so training time is limited so spending time on things that are largely more impactful makes much more sense. Lastly this your super cringe and hyperfocused on 1 thing and ignores the bigger picture.

[@RickOwensHeelDrag]

@@maxpowers4436 its a business at the end of the day, I’m sure he’s figured out what works to keep a paying customer...I wouldn’t waste an hour of private coaching on just hand feeding if I knew my flaw was a big wind up. Yeah Fitness is a great aspect to work on but it seems like glorified adult baby sitting. You/she has to take the iNiTiaTiVe to be more efficient and work on your flaws (you’re only as good as your weakest link)

[@maxpowers4436]

@@RickOwensHeelDrag Thanks for completely ignoring what i typed and responded back with more BS. Your comment is pure delusion. You dont know wtf you are talking about. What is important is a clients goals wateva they may be. If thats improving flaws or improving strengths. Your narrow minded view is quite annoying. because you are assuming your way is best. When its obviously not because who tf are you again? Also a coach dictates training and what you will/wont focus on thats why high level players hire coaches to COACH THEM and if you dont like it you get another 1. Some troll who literally ignored the fact i typed they have had sessions already to work on her forehand. Literally every fkn session cannot be the same. Its also painfully obvious you dont know anything about tennis because while its very technical really bad players with shit technique win all the time based on pure determination and make less errors and getting that one more ball back.

[@Tennishans1950]

a long backsving

[@whoinventedmonday]

She’s better than Raducanu