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Inside Out Technical Reference
Serve Return
Select the return pattern that fits serve speed, bounce, direction and the desired next shot.
For: Coaches and players studying technical development
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Ten principles.
A connected approach.
- Read the serve's speed, spin and placement
- Select the starting position from the expected demand
- Organise readiness and grip choice
- Coordinate the split-step and first movement
- Use a compact or block response when time is limited
- Adapt to a higher-bouncing serve
- Choose movement and contact for a wide serve
- Recognise when time permits a fuller groundstroke response
- Match the return target to the point intention
- Recover from the return into the next phase of the point
Put it into practice
A return-choice comparison across fast, higher-bouncing and wide serves.
