6. Strategies

1. Singles

• Make opponent move quickly by using different shots
• Make shots to the corners
• After making a shot, always come back to the center of the court
• Make quick decisions (what kind of shot you are going to make and where to hit the birdie)
• Change the pace regularly but unexpectedly
• Overhead strokes must look the same
• Long and deep serves work better

2. Doubles

• Short serves are better
• Target the space between opponents
• When receiving, play aggressively toward the net
• Should switch quickly from defense to offense and from offense to defense
• When attacking, adopt a formation with one player in the front part of the court, and the other player towards the rear part of the court
• When defending, adopt a side-by-side formation in order to cover the full width of the doubles court.