Bob Hansen -

Bob Hansen

Bob Hansen is the long time mens varsity coach at the University of California at Santa Cruz, where he has lead his beloved Banana Slugs to 4 NCAA Division 3 national titles.

He is also the director of the Nike Tennis Camp at Santa Cruz, where he has helped develop hundreds of high school and ranked junior players. Hansens innovative theories of court movement were ahead of the curve in tennis coaching, and are widely recognized as an important contribution to understanding footwork in the modern game.

Footwork

Court Movement; The Forehand

The Initial Move : a push with the Inside Foot and a step with the Outside Foot toward the ball. Tennis is a game of movement, and great tennis moves great movement. The ability to move effectively and efficiently on...

June 2008

Footwork

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...

August 2005

Footwork

Court Movement: The Volley

As in the backcourt, good movement at the net begins with the Initial Move on both the forehand and backhand volley. The Initial Move at the net is similar to the ground strokes. Let's look at the forehand first. Initial...

July 2005

Footwork

Court Movement: The Backhand

Tennis is a game of movement, and movement is just as important on the backhand as on the forehand. But the backhand movement patterns are probably less well understood than the forehand by many players. Whether you hit with one...

May 2005