| Hi, | | | | • Prevent negative thoughts and get rhythm by |
| The serve is the most important stroke in the game of | | | | bouncing the ball. |
| tennis; it is a stroke that can make you happy or sad. It | | | | • Narrow your focus on where you want to serve. |
| really depends on how you use your service routine in | | | | • Automatic pilot just let it happen. |
| match play. Serving in tennis is a very difficult act to | | | | Devise your own routine for serving, everyone is |
| perform. Even the the world best tennis players have | | | | different and they like to do things their way. Setting |
| problems making their serve work, a way they | | | | goals will enable you to work on parts of your routine |
| overcome this is to use a service routine. | | | | that you feel need developing. Concentration is the key |
| Here is an example of a service routine: | | | | to improving your serve in match play. When you |
| • Adjust your arousal level make sure you recover | | | | serve there are no distractions from your opponent, |
| from your last point. Focus on feeling you are about to | | | | sometimes weather can be a challenge. But because |
| introduce your most important stoke. | | | | you are concentrating on your routine you are more |
| • Have a clear intention of where you are going to | | | | likely to deliver that first serve. |
| deliver your serve. | | | | Learning the Serve routine takes a lot of practice and |
| • Set up to line your serve. | | | | patients, reevaluate your goal feedback and progress |
| • Relax your tension by taking a deep breath. | | | | at your own pace. Enjoy the challenges and keep |
| • Visualise, see and feel your serve. | | | | having lots of fun. |