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Tennis: Second Serve Consistency

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Player starts with the racquet behind the back.
Player tosses the ball and perform lifting action to hit the ball.
Player stops the motion after hitting the ball to control the trajectory of the racquet.

COACHING POINTS

Player works on the ability to develop a topspin second serve.
For players at all levels, second serve should be based on topspin because it guarantees good height over the net and desired consistency.
Many athletes make double faults because they hit the ball too flat or with slice spin.
Developing the motion to lift the ball up is a priority to control the ball and build a reliable second serve.
After getting control over this skill, coach can ask player to make as many serves as possible over the net in a row.

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OFTEN USED WITH...

One serve - Under Pressure:

Player 1 has only one serve and the score is 30 - 30.

The first player to win 3 games is the winner.

If player 1 successfully makes the serve and wins the point they win the game.

If not they only have 1 serve for the next point. If they win that point the game goes to sudden death.

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Contact point:

Tell the players to stand close the surrounding netting of the court and ask the players to throw up the ball and trap it between strings and fence.

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Knee Serve (single knee):

Player kneels down, putting one knee on the floor. Player serves from this position.

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As high as you can:

The player faces the back fence and imitates serving action. The player's goal is to reach with the racquet as high as possible and touch the fence with the top edge of the racquet.

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