All 50 RACQIX Academy lessons

Every lesson in the academy, each with its situation, decision and good read summarised on its own page. Sixteen lessons are simulation-built; the other thirty-four are original lessons, labelled as such.

  1. Pulled wide. What do you play? — SIMULATION-BUILT LESSON · Point construction · Direction change and open court
  2. P1 → P2 → P3: Build, attack, finish — ORIGINAL LESSON · P123 · P123 point building
  3. Hit behind a recovering opponent — SIMULATION-BUILT LESSON · Point construction · Crosscourt diagonal
  4. Hold the crosscourt rally — SIMULATION-BUILT LESSON · Baseline · Crosscourt diagonal
  5. Inside-out forehand pressure — ORIGINAL LESSON · Baseline · Inside-out forehand
  6. Inside-in forehand surprise — ORIGINAL LESSON · Baseline · Inside-out forehand
  7. Deep middle: Reset the rally — ORIGINAL LESSON · Defense · Deep middle
  8. Short ball: Move inside the baseline — ORIGINAL LESSON · Point construction · Short ball attack
  9. Wide first serve, open-court +1 — ORIGINAL LESSON · Serving · Serve and the first ball
  10. T serve and the first groundstroke — ORIGINAL LESSON · Serving · Serve and the first ball
  11. Follow a blocked return through the middle — SIMULATION-BUILT LESSON · Serving · Serve and the first ball
  12. High second serve and recover — ORIGINAL LESSON · Serving · Serve and the first ball
  13. Chip return deep through the middle — ORIGINAL LESSON · Returning · Return of serve
  14. Attack the second serve — ORIGINAL LESSON · Returning · Return of serve
  15. Return away from the server — ORIGINAL LESSON · Returning · Direction change and open court
  16. Backhand crosscourt endurance — ORIGINAL LESSON · Baseline · Crosscourt diagonal
  17. Deep backhand to regain time — ORIGINAL LESSON · Defense · Pressure and defence
  18. Drop shot after deep pressure — SIMULATION-BUILT LESSON · Point construction · Drop shot
  19. Drop shot, then the lob — ORIGINAL LESSON · Point construction · Drop shot
  20. Approach down the line — ORIGINAL LESSON · Net play · Approach and first volley
  21. Crosscourt passing shot under pressure — ORIGINAL LESSON · Net play · Direction change and open court
  22. Down-the-line passing shot — ORIGINAL LESSON · Net play · Direction change and open court
  23. Defensive lob over the net player — ORIGINAL LESSON · Defense · Lob
  24. Recover after the overhead — SIMULATION-BUILT LESSON · Net play · Lob
  25. First volley into open space — SIMULATION-BUILT LESSON · Net play · Approach and first volley
  26. Place the first volley after approach — ORIGINAL LESSON · Net play · Approach and first volley
  27. Read the displaced opponent — SIMULATION-BUILT LESSON · Point construction · Direction change and open court
  28. Rally patience: Earn the next attack — ORIGINAL LESSON · Baseline · Crosscourt diagonal
  29. High, deep defensive reset — SIMULATION-BUILT LESSON · Defense · Pressure and defence
  30. Flat drive versus net margin — SIMULATION-BUILT LESSON · Baseline · Pressure and defence
  31. Wide forehand: Defend and recover — ORIGINAL LESSON · Defense · Crosscourt diagonal
  32. Wide backhand: Stay alive — ORIGINAL LESSON · Defense · Pressure and defence
  33. Deep defensive lob through the middle — ORIGINAL LESSON · Defense · Lob
  34. Turn defense into offense — SIMULATION-BUILT LESSON · Point construction · P123 point building
  35. Recognize the inside-in opening — ORIGINAL LESSON · Point construction · Inside-out forehand
  36. Neutralize the big first serve — ORIGINAL LESSON · Returning · Return of serve
  37. Return plus one: Hold the middle — ORIGINAL LESSON · Returning · Deep middle
  38. Attack the short backhand reply — ORIGINAL LESSON · Point construction · Short ball attack
  39. Build with inside-out forehands — ORIGINAL LESSON · Baseline · Inside-out forehand
  40. Two backhands crosscourt, one down line — ORIGINAL LESSON · Baseline · Crosscourt diagonal
  41. Wide serve followed by a drop shot — SIMULATION-BUILT LESSON · Serving · Serve and the first ball
  42. First volley after coming forward — SIMULATION-BUILT LESSON · Net play · Approach and first volley
  43. Squeeze angles with the deep middle — ORIGINAL LESSON · Point construction · Deep middle
  44. Attack a floating short ball — SIMULATION-BUILT LESSON · Serving · Short ball attack
  45. Shoulder-high forehand decision — ORIGINAL LESSON · Baseline · Pressure and defence
  46. Low bounce: Lift the next ball — ORIGINAL LESSON · Baseline · Pressure and defence
  47. Reply to the drop shot and recover — SIMULATION-BUILT LESSON · Defense · Drop shot
  48. Backhand exchange: Break the rhythm — ORIGINAL LESSON · Baseline · Crosscourt diagonal
  49. Pressure the open forehand corner — ORIGINAL LESSON · Point construction · Direction change and open court
  50. P123: Earn the first attack (one decision) — SIMULATION-BUILT LESSON · P123 · P123 point building