Player uses a small medicine ball with the loop.
Player imitates the serving motion by throwing the ball to their partner. The loop attached to the ball helps to achieve proper motion for the serve.
This exercise is a great tool for warming up and strengthening upper body as also to improve technique at the same time
Most club players practise the serve on its own and then have no idea what to do with the ball that comes back. Serve plus one is the pattern that turns a good serve into a won point.
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