I'm just going to explain two Footwork Patterns today.

I'm going to explain the basic Side-to-Side Footwork Pattern and

also the Footwork Pattern used for balls very wide to the forehand side.

So for the Side-to-Side Footwork

Start in your Ready Position

And what you do is move your outside foot first

To move from the backhand to the forehand

And the same with moving from the forehand to the backhand

Move your outside foot first

So, as a right-hander

What I would do to get to the forehand ball

I move my left foot first - which is the outside foot

In halfway, then bring my other foot there

My right leg, so that I can play the stroke

And coming back, outside foot first to come back

So I'll go backhand, forehand, backhand, forehand

Always making sure that my weight is on my toes, so my weight's going forward

So that I can play good shots.

Backhand, forehand, backhand, forehand

OK. And for the wide ball

What we would use is a Cross-over Footwork

So for the Cross-over Footwork, what I would do is bring my left foot across

then use that as a pivot, to then play the shot

which is nice and wide

OK, so starting from here

If I get a wide ball, I step across, and then play the shot

I'll just show you that again

Those are the two basic Footwork Patterns.

Side-to-Side Footwork demonstration

Cross-over Footwork demonstration