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SERVING DRILL TO ENCOURAGE FORWARD MOVEMENT

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CREATING MOVEMENT INTO THE COURT AFTER THE SERVE DEMONSTRATES THAT ENERGY IS FLOWING IN THE CORRECT DIRECTION DESCRIPTION In both men’s and women’s tennis the serve has become an extremely offensive weapon.  In today’s game if you can’t win free points with your serve you will struggle to win matches against the best players.  The most noticeable change has been within the women’s game where the top women players now have extremely offensive serves compared to only 5 years ago. When you attempt to hit bigger serves you need to propel your whole body forward and into the shot through the use of the legs.   I have noticed that when players practice out of a basket they nearly always position the basket behind them at the baseline.  This makes sense if you don’t want to walk far to get the next ball.  However it can also create a bad habit of serving and stopping the forward momentum after hitting the ball. The player will limit the forward movement after serving bec