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Why Recovering to the Exact Center of the Court Can Make You Late
The recovery position is not the center of the court diagram; it is the center of the angles the opponent can hit.
Start with this check
Your shot location changes the opponent's available angles, so automatically running to the center mark can leave one side excessively open.
Try these steps in order
- Immediately note where your ball lands in the opponent's court.
- Recover toward the midpoint between the opponent's available crosscourt and down-the-line angles.
- Stop running before the opponent's contact and use a split-step to read the next ball.
Bottom line
Good recovery is not a return to the center mark; it is positioning that bisects the next available angles.
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