Footwork
Footwork
Joe Thompson Asked 11 years ago
Hello, I'm an amateur player who is starting to play in a club in my home city. Until now, footwork has never come to mind. But now that I'm getting more competitive, could you help me out on ways to train my footwork?
Alois Rosario Answered 11 years ago
Hi Joe,
The main thing to train footwork initially is to do repetitive drills. Take a look at the drills we show you in our Training Drills free download. This will show you different patterns you can use to get your footwork practiced.
Take a look at the lessons on the Footwork Basics to help you with the movement you need to make.
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