Search: The Serve

3 Progressive Returns

category: Serve-and-Return

The coach stands on the service line (ad side), and the player starts from the baseline. The coach serves to the T, so that the players hits a fore...

Ad Serve + Half Volley Deep

category: Volley-Drills

Cones are set in the deep corner (ad side). The player serves from the ad side and moves to the net, and the coach feeds the ball to the ad side. T...

Ad Serve + Half Volley Deep

category: Volley-Drills

Cones are set in the deep corner (ad side). The player serves from the ad side and moves to the net, and the coach feeds the ball to the ad side. T...

Add Your Hips

category: Serve-and-Return

Coach stands in front of the player with racquet.

The player shadows the serve while trying to touch the coach's racquet with their leading ...

Answer The Serve

category: Serve-and-Return

Coach serves from the deuce side. The player then hits a cross-court forehand return.

Attack And Intercept

category: Doubles-Drills

-Player serves to deuce court towards feeder and comes to the net.
-The first player on the advantage side shadows the server and comes to net....

Attacking And Dominating With The Serve

category: Attacking

-Player 1 is serving in shaded area all the time.
-Player 2 is not allowed to stand in the tramlines before player 1 serves.
-After the retu...

Balanced Left Leg

category: Agility-Fitness

The player stands on the left leg on the balance platform, who tries to maintain balance without stepping on the court.

Balanced Left Leg

category: Agility-Fitness

The player stands on the left leg on the balance platform, who tries to maintain balance without stepping on the court.

Basic Pattern For Everyone

category: Serve-and-Return

Player serves wide from the deuce side. Coach throws a ball to the deuce side. Player hits deep forehand cross court and recovers. Coach throws ano...

Changing Grip

category: Backhand-Drills

Player pretends to play a return of the serve.

Player practises moving their bottom hand up on the grip while 'hitting'.

Changing Grip

category: Forehand-Backhand-Drill

Player pretends to play a return of the serve.

Player practises moving their bottom hand up on the grip while 'hitting'.

Chip And Charge

category: Serve-and-Return

Player 1 only has one serve. Player 2 returns and follows it into the net to volley or smash. The server should not be allowed to lob the first s...

Connect The Dots

category: Forehand-Drills

Coach serves from Deuce/Ad side. Player returns with forehand cross court. Coach hits the ball back to forehand. Player finishes to the open space....

Connect The Dots

category: Serve-and-Return

Coach serves from Deuce/Ad side. Player returns with forehand cross court. Coach hits the ball back to forehand. Player finishes to the open space....

Controlled Left Leg

category: Agility-Fitness

3 cones are set behind the player. The player then takes one ball and using their left leg jumps back and places the ball on the cone. The player q...

Deep 2Nd Serve

category: Serve-and-Return

Place some throw down lines (TDL)2 feet inside the service line.

The server has to serve the ball aiming to get it between the TDL and the ...

Depth Of Serve

category: Serve-and-Return

TDL = Throw down lines
Place some TDL 2 feet inside the service line
- Player A only has one serve per point.
- If they serve between TDL ...

Deuce T And Backhand Air Cross-Court

category: Backhand-Drills

The player serves to the T from the deuce side and the coach feeds a higher ball to the ad side. The player then finishes with deep backhand drive ...

Deuce Wide And Forehand Down Line

category: Forehand-Drills

Player serves from the deuce side and delivers a wide serve, in between the cones. The coach will then hit the ball back cross-court, where the pla...

Deuce Wide And Forehand Down Line

category: Serve-and-Return

Player serves from the deuce side and delivers a wide serve, in between the cones. The coach will then hit the ball back cross-court, where the pla...

Doubles Returning

category: Doubles-Drills

-Players are positioned in a doubles formation as seen in the picture.
-The server will serve first and second serves as in a game situation.<...

Doubles Returning

category: Serve-and-Return

-Players are positioned in a doubles formation as seen in the picture.
-The server will serve first and second serves as in a game situation.<...

Early Return

category: Serve-and-Return

Player 1 only has one serve. Player 2 is returning the ball whilst 1 metre inside the baseline or closer if the serve is short. Player 2 should b...

Follow To The Calf

category: Serve-and-Return

The player performs regular serve with emphasis on follow through, who then tries to touch left calf 2 times after the serve.

Hit A Perfect 6

category: Serve-and-Return

Player serves from one of the sides - ad or deuce.

The player then has to hit 6 serves from 3 different spots (T, Middle, Sideline).

...

Kick Serve

category: Serve-and-Return

Player serves on his/her own side and tries to hit the back fence after one bounce.

Kick Wide + Forehand Inside In

category: Forehand-Drills

Player A executes wide kick serve from the ad side. Player B hits backhand return cross court. Player A runs around and hits offensive forehand ins...

Knee Serve (Single Knee)

category: Serve-and-Return

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

Left Side

category: Serve-and-Return

The player imitates serving action, and then takes backswing and touches the back 2 times with the edge of the racquet.

Less Time For The Opponent'S Backhand

category: Forehand-Drills

Player rallies with a coach. Player stays inside the baseline and hits only forehands down the line. Player can't move behind the baseline during t...

Medicine Ball Warm Up

category: Serve-and-Return

Player uses a small medicine ball with the loop.

Player imitates the serving motion by throwing the ball to their partner. The loop attach...

No Backhand Pattern

category: Serve-and-Return

Player serves wide from the deuce side. Coach throws a ball to the deuce side. Player hits forehand down the line and recovers. Coach throws anothe...

One Serve (Progression)

category: Serve-and-Return

Tactic
Encourage Depth of 2nd serve

Description
Same as t30028a however the server serves shorter than TDL and eventually l...

One Serve - Under Pressure

category: Serve-and-Return

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 t...

Open The Court And Finish At The Net

category: Serve-and-Return

Player serves wide from the deuce side. Coach hits an easy ball to the center. Player moves forward and hits deep forehand approach shot cross-cour...

Pattern Ii: Move Your Opponent

category: Forehand-Drills

The coach kneels down on the player's side. Players serves to the T from deuce side, and the coach throws first ball to the deuce side. The player ...

Progression Of Returning Drills

category: Serve-and-Return

Description
Play out the point after the serve and if the returner hits the depth area and eventually wins the point will receive bonus poin...

Quicker Than Regular

category: Serve-and-Return

The coach stands on the service line and serves to the deuce side, then the player returns using forehand down the line stroke.

React After The Serve

category: Forehand-Drills

The player stands on the baseline and serves the ball against the wall. After serving, the player must recover quickly and hit a forehand stroke again...

React After The Serve

category: Serve-and-Return

The player stands on the baseline and serves the ball against the wall. After serving, the player must recover quickly and hit a forehand stroke again...

Return Cross Court

category: Serve-and-Return

Coach serves from the service line and the player returns the ball cross court.

Return With Courage

category: Attacking

Coach delivers easy second serve. Player attacks with forehand to the backhand corner. Coach hits the ball short and player finishes to the other s...

Return With Courage

category: Forehand-Drills

Coach delivers easy second serve. Player attacks with forehand to the backhand corner. Coach hits the ball short and player finishes to the other s...

Return With Courage

category: Serve-and-Return

Coach delivers easy second serve. Player attacks with forehand to the backhand corner. Coach hits the ball short and player finishes to the other s...

Returning A / B

category: Serve-and-Return

Player 2 has to tell player 1 where they are returning before the serve. Server only has one serve (depending o n the level of the player). Playe...

Returning Drills

category: Serve-and-Return

Players return the serve down the line and take it in turns to serve.

Returning With Angles - Progression

category: Serve-and-Return

The server then plays out the point and returner gains bonus points if the angled returns hit the designated areas between the service line and the...

Returning With Angles

category: Serve-and-Return

TDL are placed half a metre inside the singles service line

The server 2nd serves and the returner aims for the target.

Progression -...

Returning With Depth

category: Serve-and-Return

Place Throw down lines (TDL) 1m inside the baseline on the servers side

The server 2nd serves and the returner is trying to return the ball...

Serve / Return Point Play

category: Serve-and-Return

Player 1 is serving and will play a sequence of 4 points against player 2 as follows:

1. Serving from the deuce court player 1 must serve w...

Serve And Body Ball

category: Movement

Player serves the ball, and immediately after serving, the coach tosses a deep ball into player's body. The player's goal is to move back and hit w...

Serve And Body Ball

category: Serve-and-Return

Player serves the ball, and immediately after serving, the coach tosses a deep ball into player's body. The player's goal is to move back and hit w...

Serve And Hit The Low Return

category: Serve-and-Return

The player hits a serve to either the ad or deuce side. The coach, who is in front of the player, then feeds him/her a low ball.

The player ...

Serve And Volley - Low Returns

category: Serve-and-Return

Player A serves softly from between the service line and the base line and player B has to return across the court. The point only begins when pla...

Serve Body + Volley

category: Serve-and-Return

Player A executes serve into the body. Player B hits the return. Player A finishes the point with a volley.

Drill specifications

Serve Placement

category: Serve-and-Return

Divide the box into 3 areas using TDL (Throw down lines)

First person to hit each area 3 times on both the deuce and advantage boxes is th...

Serve With Hand

category: Serve-and-Return

Serve with Hand: This exercise is a great tool to warm up whole serving action while working on proper rhythm. Player stands close to the net without ...

Serve With Tired Legs

category: Serve-and-Return

Player performs regular serve. After the serve player jumps sideways over the cones and comes back to the starting position. Player repeats the pat...

Serving A / B

category: Serve-and-Return

Player 1 has to tell player 2 whether the are serving into area A or B. Player 1 has two serves, if the serve goes in the correct area and they eve...

Serving Accuracy Toss (Part 1)

category: Serve-and-Return

Player imitates serving action with the ball.

Player tosses the ball up and tries to catch the ball in their non dominant hand without mo...

Serving Feedback

category: Serve-and-Return

The coach stands on the baseline in the deuce corner with racquet stretched to the right side. The player serves wide using slice serve. The goal i...

Simple Rally, Based On Returns

category: Serve-and-Return

The coach serves wide from the deuce side. Player hits forehand return cross-court. The player and coach rally together using only forehands cross-...

Slice And Cut It Down The Line

category: Serve-and-Return

Player A executes wide slice serve from the deuce side. Player B hits forehand cross court return. Player A moves diagonally forward and finishes w...

Slow The Ball Down

category: Backhand-Drills

Coach serves the ball from the ad side.

Player then has to return the serve using a backhand slice return cross court between cones/ markers...

Slow The Ball Down

category: Serve-and-Return

Coach serves the ball from the ad side.

Player then has to return the serve using a backhand slice return cross court between cones/ markers...

Split The Box

category: Serve-and-Return

Service box is divided into 2 halves. Player's goal is to make 2 consecutive balls into the each half.

Stay Stable After The Serve

category: Serve-and-Return

Player performs a regular serves.

The goal of this exercise is for the player to land on his/her front foot and maintain balance on one leg ...

T + Forehand Corner

category: Serve-and-Return

Player A executes flat serve to the T. Player B hits defensive return. Player A moves forward and hits offensive forehand into one of the corners.<...

Toss Variety - Kick Serve

category: Serve-and-Return

Player learns how to toss the ball into the proper spot. Coach stands on the right of the player (slice serve) or on the left of the player (kick s...

Toss Variety - Slice

category: Serve-and-Return

Player learns how to toss the ball into the proper spot. Coach stands on the right of the player (slice serve) or on the left of the player (kick s...

Use The Alley

category: Rally-Drills

Tactic
Determine the rally with the wide serve. How effective is the serve on a wide serve.

Description
Player A is serving...

Using The Serve Advantage

category: Forehand-Drills

The player serves wide from the ad side, with the aim of getting the ball to land between two cones in the serving box on the opposite side of th...

Warm Up: Side To Side

category: Agility-Fitness

Players perform warm up routines to prepare body for the practice.

The main theme of this session is serving, so the warm up exercises shoul...

Win Without The Net

category: Serve-and-Return

Players play regular points. There is one rule: return can't be hit into the net. Any return missed into the net costs 2 points.

Work Like Agassi

category: Serve-and-Return

Andre Agassi was one of the best returners in the game of tennis. He was famous because of his quick hands that he has developed while returning th...

How to serve in tennis in 7 steps

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How to serve in tennis - 5 steps to a great wta serve - tennis serve lesson

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Serving wide to create the one two punch

Missed it first time round? Here it is again, the first part of this two-part attacking serving session - serving from the deuce court

Serving wide to create the one two punch: Advantage court

Get your players using the flat and kick serve to develop an aggressive serve and first shot combination

Challenge the serve to meet demands!

Make your players tactically aware and ready for their return of serve, hitting shot patterns to go on the front foot

Serve and Return - Accuracy and consistency session

Get your players mastering their first and seconds serves while also working on their ability to return a speedy serve!

King Of The Deuce

Teach your players to become king of the deuce side and dominate opponents!

Return Confidence

Don't shy away from the serve! Get your players returning confidently with this week's session!

The Serve for Juniors

Teach junior players one of the most important parts of the game - the serve!

First Shots Change the Game

Get your players into the game straight away, by working on the first shots of the rally, such as the drop shot!

Doubles-Specific Practice

Work on the tactical and technical areas of the doubles game, making your players aware of the different priorities needed than in a singles match!

Nail Your Serve: Improve Technically

Share this plan with your players, as you look to work on the technical aspects of their serve!

Game

Serve GameDivide your players into two teams. Place a pile of balls (five or more) at two spots close to each net post. One player from each team begi...

First strike serve/ return points

Player 1 starts the point with the 1st serve Aand looks to :- go wide to open up the court for 1-2 punch- ace/winner down T- body jamThe server c...

Wide serve, attack, volley, smash combination drill

Player starts with the serve then coach feeds :1) serve wide2) off FH / BH attack/approach to open court3) volley open court4) smash open court/wideRe...

The "I" formation practice

Players play the point out using the i formation. First to 7 each side then teams change ends. Coach discuses the tactics .- plan the point out ( stay...

Autosave 37371503

Player A serves the ball and tries to get as close as possible to the hoop. Player B returns the serve

Court 1 & 2. Serve to Backhand to start point.

Player serves into serve box to start the point - 2 serves each side. 1pt bonus for serve to backhand. 1pt for winner of the point. 1st 2 players to 5...

Serve- off FH- running FH drill

Player starts in deuce court hits 3 shots:1) serve wide2) off FH inside out3) running FH If all 3 successful gets point, players rotate. Whole ba...

Answer the serve

Coach serves from the deuce side. The player then hits a cross-court forehead return.If we are working on serving skills, we can't forget about th...

Serve To Opponent's Backhand

The diagram is set up for a right handed player returning the serve. About 85% of all tennis players would rather return a serve with their forehand. ...

Community

- Students are to go back into their teams of 5 or 6- Two students...