January 29, 2010, Newsletter Issue #235: Serving tougher.

Tip of the Week

Getting the ball over the net is the first step in becoming a tough server, but there are ways to make your serve more effective in scoring aces for your team.

1-Serve the weakest passer, judging by past performance.

2-If you don´t know who their weakest passer is, serve the tallest player. They´re often a front row specialist who spends very little time on perfecting their serve receive.

3-Serve a player who has just entered the game. That player hasn´t yet had time to get into the flow of the game or gotten warmed up. Put the pressure on them right away.

4-Serve a player who has just been involved in a very taxing rally, expending alot of energy. Get them before they can recover physically and mentally.

5-Serve any player who has shown visible signs of being upset or angry. Their frame of mind will usually cause them to make another mistake.

6-Serve any player who has just shanked the previous serve. Their mental state will be shaky, and they´ll be thinking harder about the next pass. If they continue to mishandle your serves, keep serving them until they either finally pass successfully or are substituted out. (In which case, you´ll immediately serve their sub!)

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