The serve and the return of serve can dictate the outcome of the whole rally, though many people do not take the opportunity to use this to their advantage. This is a crazy thought since the serve is the only time during a match that you can hit the ball wherever you would like... and you feed yourself the ball!
Pictured: Ramy Ashour serving to start the rally.
In the professional game, studies have shown that the serve hits the side wall prior to the player receiving the ball 83% and 72% of the time on the forehand and backhand sides, respectively. The received ball was returned to the back of the court 80% of the time, 54% of these returns were a straight drive, 46% were cross-court drives, and the ball was more often directed to the opponent’s backhand side (61%). Below, Nick Matthew discusses the his views on the importance of the serve and return of serve.
At East Coast Squash Academy, we agree with Nick! For that reason, we will be running two 2-hour clinics focused solely on the serve and the return of serve using deliberate practice principles. Join us to understand how to take your serve and return of serve to the next level and make them both as effective as possible!
For more information about how the serve and return of serve clinics can help you, click on the links above or contact us here.
For more information about how the serve and return of serve clinics can help you, click on the links above or contact us here.
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