DOMINATE the net: Five poaching tips to win more doubles matches 

This is the 2nd video of yours that I have watched in the past week. You have made a fan. Keep up the good work

I’m not familiar with the instructor but I’m willing to bet he was/is a successful coach. These videos are some of the best I’ve seen. I’m constantly looking for new things to learn about tennis and I always learn several things on your videos! These are well explained and informative. I coach high school tennis and this instruction is invaluable. Clear, concise, and important! Thank you so much!

Amazing breakdown on poaching

Your videos always seem to land right when I need to watch them the most. Thank you so much!

Really good instructions

Nice video lesson. Thanks for sharing your insights. I stand 6'5" and have an extremely long reach; there is nothing I like more than playing the net and poaching. I especially like the look of horror on the opposing net player's face when I poach the first ball of a match, going right at them...

Incredible video and wanted to share that I watched this a few times and had a league match this past week, focused on lining up in the service box correctly and taking those 2 steps, hops, jumps towards the net and I increased my poaches by a lot. One of the best 3.5-4.0 level Doubles matches I've experienced in a long time. It's one thing to watch a tip or instructional video, it's another to go out and implement it. I found this video easy to digest and focused on just one aspect/shot/move that will increase your points won by quite a lot I think. Just don't share this with the other 3 people on the court with you. Definitely hitting the subscribe button

Very handy tips. I’ll be trying them out next match. Thank you!

Awesome video - thanks! I got a couple of points there, particularly the positioning and I like the little foot-turn as they are hitting. __ As a returner, I normally hammer the first return (or an early return) HARD down-the-line, as a message to the net player, that I will go DTL. If/when I nail that, it instantly deflates the serving team an puts them on notice. Add in a couple of well placed return lobs and the net player then has 3 shots to think about, leaving a bit more room for cross-court through the middle. The challenge for the net player, is to get the returner, worrying about what the net player is going to do, instead of focusing on their shot. (That distracts them and makes them change their mind on the shot they are playing, causing bad decisions and errors and frustration). Faking a cross is great for this too. The challenge as a returner, is to get the net player worried about what we are going to do. If we pass them down-the-line a couple of times (early), then most amateur players will worry about their line. Maybe their serving partner gets angry at them, for letting the ball through. A couple of return lobs, gets them thinking about high balls so maybe they have to stand back a bit. All of that can limit the 'sharking' at the net. Happy hitting. Andy, Brisbane.

Nice! Will try your tips in my next match!

Interesting points. I'm 60 and play doubles at around 4.5. I'm comfortable at the net for the initial volley but if it requires a number of quick fire volleys then I fall to pieces. 4 players all volleying at the net is a nightmare for me - any thoughts?

This is a great explanation!

You deserve more views, they'll come keep it up. Love to see more doubles content :)

I am a senior, 70 3.5 play doubles only now. Never know how to poach. My friends call me a statue. I always wanted to learn poaching to improve my doubles, Thanks for this good instruction video, I know how now. Will work on it .Thanks. Can you do a video on Loading and unloading?

I go a bit further if we signalling, but dude loving ur channel ❤ 👍 this is class advice. (Ex div one player.. when dinosaurs roamed the earth 😂)

Good stuff coach!

Great advice. I'd propose a reason #3 however: partner's serve is batting practice speed.

serve down the T on a right hand returner.

Can you talk about the timing? If you have a partner w/ a slow serve or fast serve? I assume you take your step forward when serve is contacted, and then split step / pivot to the middle just before the receiver makes contact? Do you wait for the ball to bounce? Do you change your position based on whether the serve is to the T or wide?

Fantastic insight and information! I'm watching all your vids. But is there any chance you could post these in non HDR. Cannot turn off HDR when watching on my large TV. HDR makes it blinding. Thx.

Early.. great point!

I enjoed your other video. Thanks. See you :)

Awesome

I'm in the middle but i keep getting burned down the line. Secondly, i hesitate on the cross court return too much, after the ball goes by, I'm thinking i should have had that .. tips?

Closing volleys $$

Great ❤

I play against a guy who's best return by far is down the line. In that case do you recommend just moving over to cover the line and giving up the middle? I basically just can't poach with him. It make me really passive, and miserable.

What did you eat to get those calves 😮

This was great, thanks coach - what about recovery if you don't make that poach, just back to square 1 type thing?

Excellent way of explaining. Thank you

Is that rain again? Stokke you need to move to San Diego! I’ll be your first client! Once again, great content!

great video. all my favorite tricks. it's become a joke with people I play with that I always go on the first point - first or second serve. also, playing your opponent is great advice too. most people at 4.5 or below aren't quite used to people moving a whole lot. and if you get a conservative, consistent-type guy, maybe a singles guy, you can torture him all match.

Best tennis tip I've ever had bar none. Instant results on my next match. From someone who leaps around like a lunatic at the net - this simplified everything and freaked out my opponents to a comical degree. Thanks so much.

if you get that close to the net after moving up 2 steps, you are so close to the net, wouldn't you be a sucker for a lob ??

Great tips!

Love the tips/ Awesome

Excellent

Very helpful, playing league doubles last night and was using your tips on when to poach. Worked well.

also i poach and i also fake alot during the match. but i have trouble for some reason if my opponent hits the ball hard right at me as i am poaching or even fake poaching ? Why is that ? and how can i fix that ?

Great video.

Nice simple to understand

Great Lesson! After your split step, do you leave yourself enough room for an angled step into the volley or do you get closer to the net and move straight laterally?

I liked the poaching video and your presentation style. Had a question with regard to the movement toward the net and if you include ‘reads’ with the partner’s service target wide it T?