How many serves do you need
Serving
STAN HARDING Asked 12 years ago
How many types of serve do you consider useful for an average club player? 5,6 ? What would be your suggestion?
I am coaching 8-15 year olds with varied skills.
Thanks
Stan
Alois Rosario Answered 12 years ago
Hi Stan,
I think that 2 or 3 serves is plenty. Some top players only use 2.
However with those few serves you can have a lot of variations of spin and placement. Each of these spin changes and placement changes makes it difficult for the receiver.
The big advantage of having just a few serves is that you get used to the reply that comes.
Players like Samsonov use basically one serve only.
I hope you are enjoying the coaching.
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yasir huthaifa Posted 12 years ago
did timo Boll served any long serve in his life ?
He does serve a few that are just long and the opponent can attack but he is usually ready for this.