Are most of the warm-up disagreements based on what is done or how each one of these is done? Or both?2 minute backhand - forehands
1 minutes volleys -smash
2 minutes serving
It has to be collaborative rallying
Mostly it’s when I bring out Costco Penns and other guy insists on US Opens. So I go with Big5 Dunlops these days to ensure smoother warmups.Are most of the warm-up disagreements based on what is done or how each one of these is done? Or both?
Curious about how prevalent mini tennis is in warm ups for competitive matches. I never ever did mini in a junior USTA warm up—always just started with groundies from the baseline. Only recently in my adult tournament life has this become a thing, and it’s about half the time. I don’t mind it, but I never initiate it. I just wait and see where the opponent stands at the start.IMO...
1m mini
2m baseline2baseline
3m baseline2net
4m serve
I agree with this: in USTA tourneys and league matches I have not seen mini-tennis used. Maybe an approach down the middle in 4.0-4.5 matches, but not mini tennis. One other point about a good warmup is to hit towards your opponent to keep the ball in play.Curious about how prevalent mini tennis is in warm ups for competitive matches. I never ever did mini in a junior USTA warm up—always just started with groundies from the baseline. Only recently in my adult tournament life has this become a thing, and it’s about half the time. I don’t mind it, but I never initiate it. I just wait and see where the opponent stands at the start.
Curious about how prevalent mini tennis is in warm ups for competitive matches. I never ever did mini in a junior USTA warm up—always just started with groundies from the baseline. Only recently in my adult tournament life has this become a thing, and it’s about half the time. I don’t mind it, but I never initiate it. I just wait and see where the opponent stands at the start.
I’ve got played at least 1000 matches in Texas - tournament and otherwise and never did not have mini warm up. Also the juniors I coach always warm up mini at tournaments.
Maybe it’s a Texas thing more than other places
I'd say it depends on when you played juniors @slchsu , long long ago it wasn't normal.I agree with this: in USTA tourneys and league matches I have not seen mini-tennis used. Maybe an approach down the middle in 4.0-4.5 matches, but not mini tennis. One other point about a good warmup is to hit towards your opponent to keep the ball in play.
No rules but common courtesyI'm not a fan of the mini tennis warmup. The opponent can stand where he likes, but I start on the baseline. There's no rules.
Common courtesy would be to skip mini when you only have 5 minutes for warmup but the mini conventioneers have won.No rules but common courtesy
If there is no official, no warmup in my matches seem to be less than 5 minutes. Even when there are officials, only half or so are the type that watch the time and start barking "1 minute to go" so yeah. I mean in general 5 minutes goes by so quickly.You guys only have 5 minutes of warm up...lucky.
Swear the people I play with it feels endless and it's not making them any better.
The people I play against seem like they want to rally for 5 minutes from the baseline, then volleys then overheads then serves.If there is no official, no warmup in my matches seem to be less than 5 minutes. Even when there are officials, only half or so are the type that watch the time and start barking "1 minute to go" so yeah. I mean in general 5 minutes goes by so quickly.
My junior days were in the 90s—a long time ago but not ancient history. Mini was a well-established fixture in warming up for training and practice sets/matches, but not in tournaments.I'd say it depends on when you played juniors @slchsu , long long ago it wasn't normal.
I've done/seen mini tennis in 90% of my matches in the past 10 years in Southern (Memphis, Nashville, Oxcord, Jackson, Little Rock, Atlanta) Texas (played everywhere but Lubbock and El Paso), San Diego and LA, Seattle, New Mexico , and Utah, Miami , Orlando, and the Florida Keys.
Not many have strict time limits for me lately, so hard to answer that with any good information based on my experiences. not USTA post season, not more formal ITF masters tourneys etc., really depends on the mood of the official, if there is one that is strange enough to just stick around after a coin toss. . Now, some officials take themselves too seriously and will just watch the warmup.My junior days were in the 90s—a long time ago but not ancient history. Mini was a well-established fixture in warming up for training and practice sets/matches, but not in tournaments.
If you’re seeing mini tennis 90% of the time, does that include matches that have a strict time limit for warm ups? Or is that the deciding factor: time limit = never mini; no time limit = usually mini?
I'm in Texas and picked up the game as an adult. I always play a bit of mini tennis before all competitive matches, lessons, and hitting sessions. If I haven't been on the for 3+ days, I will play an extended mini-session to get feel and timing back.Curious about how prevalent mini tennis is in warm ups for competitive matches.
same here.ideally for league matches, we show up 30 minutes before and hit w/ our partners. More than enough time to warm up and get the nerves out of the system.
In my experience in USTA tournament and league play, any "mind games' during the warmup usually means an opponent who's a bit weak mentally, or trying to hide a weakness. At the 4.0-4.5 level, this usually becomes apparent within the first few games. Besides hitting the ball back to my opponent and observing the basics, try not to do too much besides getting yourself ready.there are not many "rules", just general etiquette.
in league, there is technically a 15 minute limit to warm ups. but i have seen this get stretched to 20 min fairly often.
it usually takes longer for doubles to warm up as well.
for some players the mind games have already started at the 0 min mark.
+1 for mini tennis