Fundamentals of Serving for Beginners

Key Points

• When serving, you have two options: you can either drop the ball and let it bounce before serving or you can drop the ball and hit it in the air
• You should focus on depth, but as you get better you can add spin and pace to the serve
• You can serve in an open or closed stance
• You have one serve only
• Don’t take a big backswing - imagine an invisible wall behind you
• Engage the legs
• When you hit a drop serve, you cannot throw the ball down - it has to be a drop
• When hitting the serve out of the air, the contact point has to be below waist level