Ok, this week we will talk a little about major and minor poaching.
In major poaching, you totally commit to taking the ball from your partners side of the court. You usually do this for one of two reasons. First, because your partner is way out of position . Second , because you believe you can surprise your opponents and hit a winner against them. In this type of poach, the non poaching partner needs to grasp quickly what is happening and cover the now vacant side of the court that the poacher has left open.
In minor poaching , one player comes slightly over onto the partners side of the court to take the ball. There are several reasons for this. One is that the poacher may be a superior player. Two, the poacher is taking a forehand on their partners side of the court and feels that is prudent. Three, the non poacher is slightly out of position ( the non poacher was the receiver and just returned the serve and is moving up to the net and the poacher just has to take a slight step to the middle to take the shot).
No matter what the situation, the non poacher has to be on their toes. If i am the minor poacher and move past the middle of the court to take the shot, i must then move back to my side of the court after i hit the ball. Again, this is not a full commitment poach. I have no thought of staying on my partners side of the court. I just moved over TEMPORARILY . And now i have to move back to my side of the court which is open. Hence my momentum is away from the center of the court so my partner must realize this and COVER THE CENTER of the court that i have just vacated.
jeff shank
In major poaching, you totally commit to taking the ball from your partners side of the court. You usually do this for one of two reasons. First, because your partner is way out of position . Second , because you believe you can surprise your opponents and hit a winner against them. In this type of poach, the non poaching partner needs to grasp quickly what is happening and cover the now vacant side of the court that the poacher has left open.
In minor poaching , one player comes slightly over onto the partners side of the court to take the ball. There are several reasons for this. One is that the poacher may be a superior player. Two, the poacher is taking a forehand on their partners side of the court and feels that is prudent. Three, the non poacher is slightly out of position ( the non poacher was the receiver and just returned the serve and is moving up to the net and the poacher just has to take a slight step to the middle to take the shot).
No matter what the situation, the non poacher has to be on their toes. If i am the minor poacher and move past the middle of the court to take the shot, i must then move back to my side of the court after i hit the ball. Again, this is not a full commitment poach. I have no thought of staying on my partners side of the court. I just moved over TEMPORARILY . And now i have to move back to my side of the court which is open. Hence my momentum is away from the center of the court so my partner must realize this and COVER THE CENTER of the court that i have just vacated.
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