These speed-ladder and integrated footwork families retain the book’s foot-contact order, racquet use and gaze conditions. The base demonstrations use downward gaze without a racquet. Later levels add a racquet, forward gaze or tracking while preserving the prescribed route. Each page identifies the footage actually shown.
Speed Ladder Foundations
- 7.22–7.25 Fast Feet I–IV
- 7.26–7.29 Jump-Over Fast Feet I–IV
- 7.30–7.33 Lateral Fast Feet I–IV
- 7.38–7.41 Lateral Anterior Cross-Over I–IV
- 7.42–7.45 Lateral Posterior Cross-Over I–IV
- 7.46–7.49 Carioca I–IV
Footwork With Simulated Or Fed Strokes
- 7.50–7.53 Lateral Fast Feet Groundstroke Step-Ins I–IV
- 7.54–7.57 Posterior Cross-Over To Diagonal Lunge I–IV
The groundstroke clip shows one simulated forehand-side excerpt. The diagonal-lunge clip shows one side with forward gaze and no feed. Their written families specify the complete two-sided routes, gaze conditions and ball feeds.
Preserve The Contact Pattern
Rehearse the route slowly, then increase cadence while the required contacts remain repeatable. Reduce speed if adding the racquet or visual task causes missed squares. Keep contacts light without forcing a rigid tiptoe posture. A faster ladder pass does not by itself establish faster court movement or better opponent reading.
The posterior crossover source gives downward gaze in both II and III; that duplication is retained rather than silently creating a different level.
Explore Tennis Conditioning Workouts · Balance And Stability Exercises
Court Movement And Reaction Drills
Connect the prescribed foot contacts with court routes, recovery positions and reaction cues. The diagrams and written instructions define each drill.
Shot And Recovery Sequences
Apply the written ring routes to the deuce-side approach and the two-shot, ladder and volley sequence.