Pat Dougherty is a tennis coach in Florida and is known as The Serve Doctor. In a number of his video lessons online, he reinforces the value of playing from your ‘athletic foundation.’ This photo of Rafael Nadal captures this idea perfectly. He is returning serve and has just completed his split step. He’s ready to explode in any direction and is really working from the ground up like a defender in basketball or a linebacker in football. Examine your own game….see if you play from this position….it could increase your net worth. You might become the most physically imposing player on the court. Send the message to opponents that you mean business. Many players feel this is TMW….too much work. The better the player, the more they play from the ground up.
What You’re Saying