Top Ten Reasons To Poach In Doubles

Top 10 Reasons To Poach In Doubles

What is poaching? Poaching is where one player crosses over to their partner's side of the court to intercept a ball on the partner's side. Poaching usually occurs when their opponents are serving and the poaching partner is at the net.

So why do player's poach? Here Are My Top Ten Reasons To Poach . . .

To attack a weak return
To create obstacle for the receiver to contend with
To surprise an opponent . . . especially on the first point of the match and select points and games
To protect a weaker partner after their serve
To complement a powerful or well placed serve
To end a deuce/ad stalemate
Regular poaching allows players to use 'fake' poaching as an another obstacle for the opponent
To help end longer points
To exploit teams who stay back on the baseline
To make your coaches proud

Top 10 Reasons To Poach In Doubles

To attack a weak return

To create obstacle for the receiver to contend with

To surprise an opponent . . . especially on the first point of the match and select points and games

To protect a weaker partner after their serve

To complement a powerful or well placed serve

To end a deuce/ad stalemate

Regular poaching allows players to use 'fake' poaching as an another obstacle for the opponent

To help end longer points

To exploit teams who stay back on the baseline

To make your coaches proud