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Skills
Skills are earned once you have reached a particular level of
technical mastery. There are sixteen skills to choose from, but
you can only learn one skill for each level of technical mastery
you gain.
Because you are limited in the number of skills you can learn,
it’s important to decide which advanced skills compliment your
player’s style and go for those.
Level One Skills (choose one from this list)
•
Return Serve—
Increases your profi ciency in
returning serves.
•
Curved Serve—
Adds curve to your slice serve.
•
Precision—
Gives you better control over the accuracy
of your shots.
•
Return Risk Shot—
Increases your profi ciency in returning
risk shots.
There are additional skills that you can earn as your
masteries progress.
S p o n s o r s
Sponsors offer players coin and apparel in exchange for using
their equipment. When you approach a sponsor, they will give
you a challenge to complete; this gives them a chance to see if
you are worth sponsoring. When you’ve successfully completed
the challenge, you will have access to new clothes and shoes
from your sponsor. These items can be found in your Sport Bag.
Coach Tip
You can use skills to really boost your
masteries, or select skills that will cover
up your weaknesses.
Changing Sponsors
You can change sponsors at any time by selecting a new sponsor
on the world map and completing their challenge. However,
you will lose any gear your former sponsor awarded you. If you
do decide to change sponsors, you can always go back to any
previous sponsor at the same sponsor level where you left off.
Coach Tip
As your career progresses, your sponsor may
offer you more challenges; completing these
will result in more coin and clothing.
