
Serve Locations:
We cut the services boxes into eight equal areas, starting with the deuce court out wide and moving left across the court. A common serve location language allows us to be on the same page when learning primary and secondary serve plays.
Serve Factors:
Serving to the opponent’s forehand or backhand is predicated on 8 serve factors used as “filters” to make smarter decisions with serve locations.
Serve Situations:
Match analytics tells us that there’s about a 50/50 chance of servers still holding even when down 15-40. Even when you’re down 0-40, remember, you’re the one hitting the serve – arguably the biggest weapon in the game.
1st Serves:
Arguably, the biggest weapon we have. It’s not practiced nearly enough. Can you get 6 out of 10 first serves in when and where you need it? We dive into why power and location are both critical and how to practice 1st serves with focus and intention.
2nd Serves:
You’re only as good as your 2nd serve. Do you practice it with focus and intention? We’ll dive into why it’s so important and teach you how to use it as a weapon.
Serve +1:
The serve should be thought of as a multi-faceted weapon that can deliver an ace, force a return error, or develop into a tactic called Serve + 1 – where the serve and the first shot after the serve are considered one unit. We teach Serve +1 plays for both 1st and 2nd serves.
