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 Net Game.
Kendall 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.
Kendall needs to keep developing net game 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 Kendall is trending over time.
See the strongest skill groups and the clearest room to grow.
Kendall's Skill Build: Net Game
Your drill this week: Approach-Volley-Overhead Sequence
Develop the three-shot net approach sequence, approach shot, first volley, and overhead, as a connected pattern.
Pick one detail to watch before the rep starts. Run the rep without adding a second focus.
Net play is rarely a single shot; teaching the three-shot sequence builds the tactical understanding that effective net game requires multiple connected decisions.
Coach feeds a short ball to mid-court; player moves forward and hits an approach shot down the line.
Close after every shot, don't stop at the service line
Success is completing the full three-shot sequence, approach, first volley, overhead, without stopping between shots.
Coach can choose to lob or feed a low volley after the first volley, requiring you to read and react.
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 milestone8.15ratingStandout⌄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 milestone7.95ratingCompetitive⌄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 + 1 patterns are intentional. Placement creates free points or forced opportunities.
Net GameCompetitive milestone7.58ratingCompetitive⌄FOUBUIDEVCAPCONCOMSTAELI
Net game creates real pressure. Poaching on the doubles line. Put-away volleys from difficult positions.
Footwork & MovementCompetitive milestone7.72ratingCompetitive⌄FOUBUIDEVCAPCONCOMSTAELI
Footwork creates advantages — arrives early, sets up cleanly, recovers fast. Opponents feel the pressure.
Tactics & Point ConstructionStandout milestone8ratingStandout⌄FOUBUIDEVCAPCONCOMSTAELI
Tactical sophistication is a differentiator. Constructs points that force errors even against better ball-strikers.
