Court Movement: The “Float” Move

Now that we've looked at the basic movement patterns, (Click Here) let's see how we can speed up our movement in certain situations using a move that I call "The Float." Let's see how The Float applies in two critical areas that put pressure on our movements skills: approaching the net and the return of serve. Learning the Float can help you become a great all court player. Attacking the Net Being a great all court player means learning how to move forward when you have an opportunity to attack the net. As you move forward, the key is to stay balanced so that you can change directions and make a good Initial Move to the first volley. The Float Move speeds up your ability to break to the ball. Although similar to the split step, the Float move allows explosive movement in any direction, similar to "unweighting" in skiing. The Float sequence: unweight, touch and push off with the Inside Foot. Step to the ball with the Outside Foot Unweighting Watch how I unweight and touch and go to the ball. You can see the sequence in the animation freeze frames. First, I unweight, pushing off so that both...