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Your Tennis video (highlights/skills)

What a coach wants: 3-4 minutes, mostly real match play, against equal-or-better UTR opponents.

The video is your audition, especially for Europeans the coach can't watch live. Rules:

  • 3–4 minutes max. The coach decides in ~30 seconds: open with your best point.
  • Mostly real MATCH play, not just hitting or drills. A match shows point construction, decision-making and composure under pressure; drilling doesn't.
  • Equal-or-better opponents, ideally with verified UTR (caption it on screen). Beating a known-UTR opponent is worth more than a thousand winners against nobody.
  • Full points, not just the winning shot: serve + first strike, baseline rally and construction, return, net play/volleys, movement and on-court demeanor.
  • Show all strokes: forehand, backhand, serve, return, volley. The dual format rewards doubles: include some.
  • Steady, elevated camera, clean framing. No distant, shaky phone clips.

ALWAYS pair the video with your verified UTR, recent results and ITF/national ranking. For an international who can't be seen live, video + UTR/ITF IS the proof. Skip music and effects: let the tennis show.

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