Purpose

To help players learn to serve consistently and accurately.

Setup

  • Create two lines of players, one on each service line
  • Give each player a ball or each side a group of balls

How it works

  1. The players serve the ball over the net to the other side of the court
  2. Players then gather a ball from the ones served to their side of the net
  3. Allow time for each player to complete at least 8-10 serves

Coaching Tips

  • Reinforce that getting a serve over the net is more important than hitting the ball hard.
  • This is something you can run as a warm-up at the beginning of every practice.
  • You can turn it into a game by keeping score (+1 point for serves that land in the court, -1 point for errors, first side to 21 wins).