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I encountered this video coaching service receive, which is woefully thin on English translation, but in careful review I found some helpful insight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiKoMIPEuWQ
It appears the instruction for preparing to receive includes getting low and balanced, then lifting one's stance into an almost upright position at the apex of the serve, then dropping back down as one prepares to return the ball. I can see that would serve to keep one from being too frozen in place and add a spring loading effect to one's legs. The examples in the video show top players going through that exact "down, stand, down" sequence, something I had not consciously thought about. Other parts of the video seem to concentrate of keeping good balanced footwork to support the first hits.
Can any of you add understanding to the translation? Do you concur with the essence of what I have gleaned from this video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiKoMIPEuWQ
It appears the instruction for preparing to receive includes getting low and balanced, then lifting one's stance into an almost upright position at the apex of the serve, then dropping back down as one prepares to return the ball. I can see that would serve to keep one from being too frozen in place and add a spring loading effect to one's legs. The examples in the video show top players going through that exact "down, stand, down" sequence, something I had not consciously thought about. Other parts of the video seem to concentrate of keeping good balanced footwork to support the first hits.
Can any of you add understanding to the translation? Do you concur with the essence of what I have gleaned from this video?