This session incorporates the return of serve into basic - yet fun - drills, helping your players to return the opponent's serve with confidence! Help your players place the ball where they want to, working on their anticipation and reactions, ready to put the opposition on the back foot.
What?s in the Session?
Start off by getting your players moving, getting comfortable on court and moving quickly, ready to make the return. Continue through the session working on your player's consistency, building up their confidence and executing basic tactical patterns. Get your players making the most of an easy serve and attacking it, putting the opponent under pressure!
Get your players returning the serve with confidence with this session!
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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.