Groundstrokes and Tactics & Point Construction are already showing up as meaningful strengths through live point construction, and those strengths are beginning to raise the quality of every rep. The next jump is Serve.
Siena is doing well with backhand, and that strength is starting to show up in more live reps. The goal is to keep making it reliable when the pace rises.
Siena needs to keep developing serve so this part of the game becomes more consistent under pressure. The next step is cleaner reps that hold up at game speed.
A Season view of how Siena is trending over time.
See the strongest skill groups and the clearest room to grow.
Siena's Skill Build: Serve
Your drill this week: Toss Consistency Under Pressure
Develop a repeatable, consistent toss even when fatigue or competitive pressure is introduced.
Holding back produces timid results. Commit to the full motion — play with presence and confidence. Tentative serves lose before they cross the net.
The toss is the first motion of the serve and its inconsistency accounts for the majority of service errors at the intermediate junior level.
Place a hula hoop flat on the court just inside the baseline at the 1 o'clock toss position.
Release, don't throw.
Success is a toss that goes to the same spot 8 out of 10 times even when you're tired or nervous, the toss is your anchor.
Add a 30-second rest then repeat the full drill after a short baseline rally sprint to simulate serve fatigue in a match.
Each skill gets a 1-10 rating that maps to a milestone, helping track skill development and player growth over time.
Milestones show progress in a specific skill. Players usually move through milestones with age, practice, and better game understanding.
Stages describe the player's broader development level. They are based on the overall rating, which averages the skill ratings in the report.
A player can be at different milestones in different skills while still having one overall stage for the report. The value is seeing what changed from one evaluation to the next.
The player is building the base. Coaches are looking for understanding, effort, and cleaner reps before expecting the skill to show up consistently in games.
Open a skill to see the rating, growth, and next milestone.
GroundstrokesStandout milestone8.35ratingStandout⌄FOUBUIDEVCAPCONCOMSTAELI
Groundstrokes measures how reliably the athlete performs this part of the game when the pace, pressure, and decision-making demands are real.
Elite forehand at this standard. Power, spin, and placement combine. Opponents adjust game plan around it.
Elite backhand. Both topspin and slice are weapons. Down-the-line is consistently dangerous.
ServeCompetitive milestone7.78ratingCompetitive⌄FOUBUIDEVCAPCONCOMSTAELI
Serve measures how reliably the athlete performs this part of the game when the pace, pressure, and decision-making demands are real.
Flat serve is a weapon — opponents feel the pace. Kick serve bounces high and away.
Serve placement sets up the point. T and wide serves create wide angles for the next shot.
Net GameCompetitive milestone7.92ratingCompetitive⌄FOUBUIDEVCAPCONCOMSTAELI
Net game creates real pressure. Poaching on the doubles line. Put-away volleys from difficult positions.
Footwork & MovementCompetitive milestone7.98ratingCompetitive⌄FOUBUIDEVCAPCONCOMSTAELI
Footwork creates advantages — arrives early, sets up cleanly, recovers fast. Opponents feel the pressure.
Tactics & Point ConstructionStandout milestone8.2ratingStandout⌄FOUBUIDEVCAPCONCOMSTAELI
Tactical sophistication is a differentiator. Constructs points that force errors even against better ball-strikers.
