Every tennis pattern in RACQIX Academy
Patterns in this academy are the tactical patterns used across the 50 lessons, plus the three P123 phases. A separate, standalone Patterns experience is not built yet — these pages index the patterns as they appear in lessons, and do not pretend to be a separate product.
- Crosscourt diagonal — Rallies and attacks played along the crosscourt diagonal — the longest path across the court, with the most room over the net.
- Direction change and open court — Decisions where the defender’s visible position decides which side of the court is open, and whether changing direction is worth it.
- Inside-out forehand — Running around the backhand to hit a forehand from the backhand side, and judging when to keep that pattern or switch inside-in.
- Deep middle — Deep, central targets that shrink the opponent’s angles and buy recovery time.
- Short ball attack — Short balls that earn a step inside the baseline and a controlled attack or approach.
- Serve and the first ball — How the serve shapes the return and the first groundstroke that follows it.
- Return of serve — Returns that neutralise pace, find depth, or attack a second serve — and the ball that must follow the return.
- Approach and first volley — Moving forward behind an approach, then placing a compact first volley instead of forcing a winner.
- Lob — High balls that move a net player back, reset a defensive point, or use the space behind an opponent who has come forward.
- Drop shot — Short balls used when the defender starts deep, and the recovery problem they create once reached.
- P123 point building — The point-building sequence used in this academy: P1 build the rally, P2 attack the short ball, P3 finish only when an opening is earned. Lesson 002 is the full P123 route lesson; lesson 050 is one P123 decision only, not the full sequence.
- Pressure and defence — Defending under pressure — deep, high or central replies that keep a player in the rally until a better ball arrives.