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We have already looked in a previous clip about how Nicol David moves back to the 'T' backwards out of the front of the front corner. She is then in a position to move left or right, back to the front, or she can flip round and move to the back of the court. The theory is that if you have got your chest facing the front wall with your eyes watching the ball, you can move to any corner with relative efficiency.

Well that same theory holds true all over the court. I'm going to take a ball service box length on the backhand side as an example. When I move in to play it here the common mistake i see is people moving back to the 'T' backwards. When they get there they are facing the side wall so are in a bad position or take extra time to turn to the front wall.

What we want to do is get our chest and feet pointing roughly to the front wall as soon as possible. They way to do this on this shot here is after you have played your shot, to pivot on the back foot and spin towards the front wall.

So lets take an example now on the forehand side at the back of the court. If I move backwards here after playing my shot.. anything hit boast or cross-court will put me in serious trouble as I have 180 or even 270 degrees to flip round. 

What you want to do is pivot on the back foot and flip myself around so my feet are facing forwards. The added advantage is that it is quicker to go back to the 'T' facing forwards as well, but more importantly whilst I have my eyes on the ball my feet and body will be facing forward so I am now in position to cut the ball off should I need to.

So in order to orientate yourself well to be in position to move to your next shot around the middle or back of the court you should pivot on your back leg to spin yourself around, so as your chest and feet face roughly forwards which allows you to be in a great position to move to your next shot.