John Key

Born in 1962 in London, England, John Key is a qualified Part 3 L.T.A. registered tennis coaching professional.

As a junior player John represented his country for many years and held the GB Under 16 National title. As a coach, John has worked with all levels of tennis players from beginners to junior national champions, Davis Cup and Wimbledon.

John has now retired as a coach to pursue his web design and new media company, Keydigital Productions. He also runs Backandworld.com, a site dedicated to the improvement of all backhand shots.
 
BackhandWorld.com
Backhandworld.com is a complete visual resource for the backhand tennis shot. Its aim is to provide backhand help for all standards - our tennis blogs are packed full of valuable backhand tennis coaching tips and general tennis instruction! It’s a meeting place for all levels of tennis players wanting to gain some extra backhand tuition or exchange views on tennis coaching and tennis lessons.

Content Posted by John Key

Don't Forget: Keep Your Head Still When Striking the Backhand

A look at the technical problems involved with looking up too soon when hitting a backhand

To Loop or Not to Loop on the Single Handed Backhand

The film shows how the high backswing players incorporate a looping action into their shots, whereas the conventional height backswings follow more of a pendulum path. The wrist is initially cocked and the racket-head points upwards when beginning the high looped version.