How many serves do you need

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.