start players at service line
once they are comfortable play games to 7
point doesn't start until both players balls have successfully gone over the net and in the alley (this includes the ball being fed by one of the players as the first ball)
if more of a beginner player, start working on half court ralleys
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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