2.  Beginning tennis players often fail to pay much
attention to their footwork. However, players tend to
take too many steps, which often makes the game
much more difficult than it needs to be. Shuffling feet
interfere with a player’s coordination, because a
swing ideally involves the entire body, all the way
down to the legs. When players take an excessive
number of steps, they also eat up valuable time.
Amateur players tend to take a step, or even two,
toward a ball that is already coming toward them.
These unnecessary movements result in poor, rushed
strokes with limited power. By standing still, coiling the
body, and concentrating on the swing, players can
send the ball back with greater speed and control.

3.  When the ball falls short of a player, he or
she must move forward to hit it. In these
cases, new players often take two or
three steps to get into position, instead of
simply pivoting on the outside foot to
step into the shot. Maneuvering this way
requires only one step and gives the
player valuable extra time to line up the
return shot.