The standard of tennis drills on Instagram is painfully low. My feed is dominated by shadow swings, choreographed patterns, clock drills and predictable basket feeding. They look clean. They generate views. They make players appear successful. But where is the opponent? Where is the uncertainty? Where are the genuine decisions, adaptations and consequences found in tennis? From a skill-acquisition perspective, many viral drills train players to reproduce an answer after the problem has already been removed. I’m genuinely trying to find more representative practices to assess—so help me out. Tag a coach or page showing live, opposed practice with real decisions and consequences. Follow mytenniscoaching if you want evidence-based analysis of whether popular drills have the potential to transfer into match play. This is an educational critique of the practices shown—not the coaches or their wider work. #TennisCoaching #TennisDrills #CoachEducation #SkillAcquisition #PracticeDes...