Teaching a One-Handed Backhand to Juniors

[Cashman]

I was having a conversation the other day and we got chatting about the above topic.

How do you as a coach decide whether to teach a junior a OHBH? i.e. do you base it on the age of the child, their wishes, their parents' wishes? Or do you evaluate their stroke mechanics to see which backhand is a better fit for their natural swing?

Or do you just teach all juniors the two-hander, and not bother complicating things?

If you were going to teach a junior the one-hander, would you start them off that way or convert them across once they develop more arm strength?

 

[Wise one]

I was having a conversation the other day and we got chatting about the above topic.

How do you as a coach decide whether to teach a junior a OHBH? i.e. do you base it on the age of the child, their wishes, their parents' wishes? Or do you evaluate their stroke mechanics to see which backhand is a better fit for their natural swing?

Or do you just teach all juniors the two-hander, and not bother complicating things?

If you were going to teach a junior the one-hander, would you start them off that way or convert them across once they develop more arm strength?

Everyone should be taught one-handed backhand, and only one-handed backhand.

 

[heninfan99]

if they have a natural slice they are one handers