Ball Toss Correction & Explosive Leg Power on The Serve

Key Points

• Don’t toss the ball too far behind the head and try not to land on your left side
• Try and jump with a straight leg and then land on a bent leg
• These exercises can improve your "body balance" and stabilize the swing, while strengthening your ankles and legs
• Serving Progressions:
• Several jumps with a straight back leg landing on the box
• Jump onto the box moving the arms like a serve but not releasing the ball
• Toss the ball and catch while jumping onto the box
• After years of this drill, and once you are very comfortable with the first 3 progressions, serve while jumping onto the box
• Stepping inside the 2 yellow lines helps eliminate the mistake of moving your back foot into the wrong position on the pinpoint serve
• The lines help you keep the toss in the right place
• Keep the back straight after the serve
• Split step immediately after serving and be ready to play with a wide base
• Quick drop feed after the serve to practice “serve plus 1”
• Once your player has the correct technique on the serve and can hit all the spots, start to incorporate “serve plus 1 and serve plus 2”
• Iga’s training session’s included 25% of serve plus 1 or serve plus 2 drills