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The Smash
Organise an overhead response to the flight of an incoming lob.
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Ten principles.
A connected approach.
- Read the lob before committing to the movement
- Use a functional continental grip
- Turn and align the body with the incoming ball
- Prepare directly with coordinated arm organisation
- Use the non-dominant arm to support alignment and timing
- Move to a manageable overhead contact position
- Select supported or jumping execution from the situation
- Adapt contact to position and the incoming trajectory
- Control follow-through and the landing or support transition
- Recover and re-establish readiness for a retrieved smash
Put it into practice
A comparison of supported and jumping overhead situations with contact and recovery explained.
