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Kyle Whatnall
When thinking about which players to attack in a dink rally, consider your angles and the distance between you and your opponents. Attacking the person straight across from you is often the best choice because he or she has less time to react to your shot than the player in the cross-court position. Check out the video to see professional player and AOP instructor, Kyle Whatnall, take you through examples in real time.
Example 1
In this scenario, all four players are at the kitchen line in a dink rally. The far side hits a dink that stays a little too high to the cross-court player who attacks the player directly across from him. Although the opponent does manage to play the ball back, it’s not a very well-placed shot and the attacking team puts it away on their next play.
Example 2
In the midst of a rally, the left-side player on the serving team puts up a high dink to the cross-court player. Rather than send the ball back cross-court, the right-side player on the receiving team sends the ball straight across to his opponent on the right side at head height, forcing him to play the ball into the net.
Example 3
As the serving team approaches the kitchen line, the left-side player on the receiving team attacks the ball out of the air to the player directly across from him. This forces the left-side player on the serving team to pop up the ball, giving her opponent several options. The left-side receiving player again hits an attack to the player straight across from him, forcing a rally-ending miss on the next play.