offensive mentality

gianluca soderini Asked 15 years ago

Dear mr.Aloise

could you please give your advice on how to get a more offensive mentality........because when I play official matches I am always worried to play offensive and at the and I lose many matches because of this negative mentality!!!!!Please help me out!

All the best

Gian

Alois Rosario Answered 15 years ago

Hi Gian,

Being offensive needs to start in your practice sessions.

You need to practice routines where you are using your topspin  or attacking strokes early in the rally.  You need to be looking to initiate the attack.

A simple drill is to start the drill with a short serve.  Get your practice partner to push the ball back to your forehand and then you practice making a topspin attack.

There are several more drills that you can do to practice this type of play.  These will all help you to become a more attacking player.  It is difficult to just become a more attacking player in a match situation.

Take a look at our latest DVD Training Secrets Revealed.  This will help you with your practice sessions and teach you how to incorporate the drills into your game.