Preview: USTA Nationals Training - Winners vs Errors, Rally Length, Team Roles, Lob Fests, & Formations
22 October 2025

Preview: USTA Nationals Training - Winners vs Errors, Rally Length, Team Roles, Lob Fests, & Formations

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I recently helped two 3.0 ladies' teams prepare for USTA Nationals. The 1st team actually won Nationals in the 40+ division this past weekend.

We spent 30 minutes discussing strategy before playing doubles for a few hours. This episode previews the first 10 minutes of the strategy discussion with the 2nd team, who heads to Nationals next week.

    How doubles matches are won lost.The importance of understanding rally length.What to practice leading up to nationals.Members only: My favorite ways to force errorsMembers only: Team roles.Members only: The 3 things that give 3.0 to 4.0 players the most problems and how to fix them.Members only: How to win lob fests.Members only: Using the 2-back formation.

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