This session goes through the technical aspects of a serve, using a series of simple drills to help improve the individual areas of a serve. Developing these areas will help improve the serve for future matches, providing more accuracy and power to your players’ game. Not only can you provide your guidance with this plan, but it could be a good idea to share this plan with your players - so they can work on their serve in their own free time. Remember:- hard work will pay off!
What’s in this Session?
First we work on making sure of an accurate toss to start the motion of the serve, essential to get the right part of the racket when serving. If your players hit the right part of the racket, it’ll ensure an accurate serve. Go through simple drills that will get your players working on how high they can reach, the use of the hips and following the serve through. It’s highly important to use the correct technique when serving, as the improper technique will hinder your player’s game! All of the top tennis players have finetuned their technique to give them the best possible serve possible, so it is key to work on all these different elements to produce one big serve.
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