Moving during service
Serving
alex fernandez Asked 13 years ago
hi alois.
you said me that when the ball is ready for being service, i mustn´t walk . this i understand.
but you also said me that when the ball is ready for being service, the ball go to up and i mustn´t move. but i saw in matches that the players move always and walk small feet when the ball is up.
you can explicate me please?
and you said me also that i can jump in the service, but if i can´t move, i can jump...?
thanks and sorry for the long text.
my english is terrible, sorry.
Alois Rosario Answered 13 years ago
Hi Alex,
Sorry if I didn't explain it properly. You are allowed to move when the ball is in the air when you throw the ball up. The ball has to go almost straight up and down so you won't be able to move very much anyway.
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alex fernandez Posted 13 years ago
ok.thank you very much.
so when the ball is in my palm of my hand , i didn´t move, but when the ball is in the air i can move.
ok 1 )but can i jump when the ball is in the palm of my hand for the elevation (so for that the ball go up i can go with the ball)? or 2) can i jump when the ball is down? or 3) both?
the question 1) i don´t think if i explicate very good...
thank you very much
sorry for the long text and my english is terrible.
Hi Alex,
Yes you can jump to throw it up.
alex fernandez Posted 13 years ago
ok.thank you