David Collins Interview: Volley Drills, 3 Fears at the Net, & Developing Doubles Players

About this episode

Will Boucek interviews David Collins about doubles training and player development.

David Collins is the coach of Grand Slam-winning ATP doubles players John Peers and Michael Venus. I spoke with him at Indian Wells to get practical advice about doubles training, from tour-level first-volley reps to simple technique fixes that instantly change your net game. We also dig into why club players fear the net, how to build a better doubles player over a year, and what pro doubles needs to grow. How John Peers preps the day before a match with scouting, serve-plus-one priori...

People in this episode

Host: Will Boucek

Guest: David Collins

Topics covered

• doubles training
• net game
• club players
• doubles player development
• pro doubles

Keywords

• doubles drills
• net fears
• first-volley reps
• technique fixes
• match preparation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ATP

Places: Indian Wells

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