Special to The Desert Sun

Here is coach Mary Barsaleau's tip of the Week.

Long-time pro Catherine Parenteau shares her secrets to how pros cover the middle and the sideline with their partners.

Here are the important points:

To execute this defense, you must be on the balls of your feet, balanced, with your paddle out in front!

Do not just think about covering your ‘10’.

You will change your court defensive position depending on where you hit the ball to your opponent. Follow the ball on your opponents’ side.

Cover the middle if your partner must move to cover their line. The hard crosscourt shot will be hard to execute for your opponent without error.

Be sure to look at what Catherine does in her instructional video to place the players on the diagram, to understand the movement

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