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How Not to Waste a 60-Minute Court Reservation
Do more than rally until time expires: include preparation, technique, patterns, scoring, and a wrap-up in one session.

Start with this check
Hitting without an objective repeats your strongest shots while giving you little exposure to pressure situations or weaknesses.
Try these steps in order
- Use 10 minutes for dynamic preparation and mini tennis to calibrate your contact.
- Spend 20 minutes on one skill and 20 minutes on point patterns that include that skill.
- Use the final 10 minutes for scored play, note-taking, and a cooldown.
Bottom line
A productive hour is not measured by how much you hit, but by whether the practiced skill reached point play.
Reviewed sources
Technical evidence is shown separately from community topic signals.
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