Notes & Homework

 Skill: Serve

• Contact Point: Too in front = high shallow ball, contact just in front of front leg.
• Weight Transfer: Load and rotate transferring forward into your shot.
• Hands: Soft loose continental grip.
• Swing: Low to high swing plane extending forward through the ball. Follow through at target.

Drill: Serves 21

• Set up cones to divide the service box into 3 depths from NVZ to baseline.
• Players set up cross court from each other on the baselines.
• Players serve one ball back and forth to each other, both with depth emphasis.
• Points: 3 points deepest zone, 2 points middle zone, 1 point shallow zone, -1 for in the net or out.
• First player to 21 wins! Perform on both odd and even sides of the court.

Skill: Return of Serve

• Contact Point: Focus on contact point out in front
• Weight Transfer: Load and Rotate. Extending forward through the ball. This creates depth which is key for return of serve.
• Hands: Reach out with non paddle hand on forehands. Separate hands when hitting a 1 handed backhand.
• Swing: Short Backswing. Swing plane to the side to initiate kinetic chain.

Drill: Serve & Catch

• Players set up at the baseline cross court from each other.
• 1 Player serves and 1 player sets up to catch the ball.
• Focus is on good prep for the return.

Drill: Returns 21

• Set up cones to divide the service box into 3 depths from NVZ to baseline. 
• Players set up cross court from each other on the baselines. 
• 1 player serves and 1 player returns, both with depth emphasis. 
• Points: 3 points deepest zone, 2 points middle zone, 1 point shallow zone, -1 for in the net or out.  
• First player to 21 wins! 
• Play 1 round then switch server and returner. Perform on both odd and even sides of the court.