Adz - the first couple of times this group  were too busy just experiencing the playing, hitting and thrashing around, so I just gave the odd hint like,  "hey keep away from the ball", "call a let", "stop scratching your backs--- on the wall", "hit and move"  then after a while they realised what I was actually saying started to work. Also, by the third week were getting frustrated and wanted to listen more to what I said.  Last week I was on the court for 15 minutes with each of them on an adjoining court, each with a different problem, and their game is improving, and more importantly they now understand what those earlier hints were all about.

Of course the best recommendation seems to be to be able to bring them forward to have "wins" against people that thrashed them previously.   It is not a paying job just a social casual night out.

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The biggest thing I've found with "improving players" is the lack of understanding about movement and positioning. I normally take beginners through this first and then the shot play becomes easier afterwards (almost like teaching them how to get into position before playing the shot).

But his does have a draw back with complete beginners!

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