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Inside Out Technical Reference
The Serve
Understand the mechanics linking setup, toss, body action, contact and recovery.
For: Coaches and players studying technical development
Part of the complete Inside Out technical reference.
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Ten principles.
A connected approach.
- Organise body position and the continental grip
- Develop a repeatable and purposeful ball toss
- Coordinate the tossing arm with racket preparation
- Understand the available racket-preparation patterns
- Connect leg loading with trunk preparation
- Coordinate leg drive and the movement into acceleration
- Understand the relationship between trunk and hitting-arm action
- Organise contact for flat, topspin and slice serves
- Allow a controlled follow-through and landing
- Connect serve execution to readiness for the return
Put it into practice
A complete serve sequence showing the relationships between phases and serve variations.
