This drill is for serving consistency. The server is given a total of 15 balls with which to accumulate 'big points'--which are achieved by serving three balls in a row. With all 15 balls the server has a chance to get five big points by getting three in a row over the net and in bounds five times.
If they do not get three in a row they do not get a point. The object is to use all 15 balls to see how many big points the server can get.
Tips to Increase Difficulty:
- Have the server be required to serve the ball in a specific area three times in a row.
- Require the server to get three serves in a row in at least three out of the five possible tries during all 15 attempts.
- Make the server serve from different areas of the baseline.
Tip to Decrease Difficulty:
- Change the amount from three in a row to two in a row.
Keys to Emphasize:
- The toss.
- Make solid contact.
- Employ a strong arm swing.
- Develop mental toughness by getting three in a row.
Scoring:
- 5 big points out of 15 serves (15 in a row).
- Awesome 10 pts.
- 3 big points out of 15 serves.
- Good 5 pts.
- 1 big point out of 15 serves (Three in a row achieved only once)
- Poor 0 pts.