Expert: Külle Laidmäe - 5/16/2006

Question
Where does the lady go when I lift a shuttle to the back hand rear court and what areas are we both supposed to cover.

Answer
Hi,

In this case I usually play this way that I move a bit to the left and back so that I can cover the smash to that corner. I also cover the net. My partner will cover smash to the right side and also the rear court. I am a little closer to the net than my partner is.
Another possibility is that the lady will move to the left and back so that she will cover the diagonal smash (as previously), but she is parallel with her partner. In this case both cover their side of the court (from front to the rear).
And the third possibility, in case the lady is much weaker player, she remains at the net and hr partner covers the smash and the rear court.

All the best,

Külle