Serving
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Key Stage 1 Physical education
Underarm serve
The most basic serve technique. Children should use this technique for a more »
The most basic serve technique. Children should use this technique for a sustained period before attempting to move on to the overarm serve.
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Key Stage 1 Physical education
Underarm serving challenge
A fun game to encourage accuracy rather than power.
A fun game to encourage accuracy rather than power.
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11-16 Physical education
Overarm serve development
Once the children have become confident in using the underarm serve, move more »
Once the children have become confident in using the underarm serve, move them on to this video to start developing their overarm service technique. Develop their overarm technique but continue to use underarm in drills and little game scenarios until their overarm technique is suffuciently ready.
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11-16 Physical education
Overarm serve continued
Extending understanding of the overarm serve technique. Encourage the more »
Extending understanding of the overarm serve technique. Encourage the children to focus on technique rather than power. Point out how Adam checks his body position before each serve.
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11-16 Physical education
Importance of a smooth serving action
This video shows how to serve powerfully through a smooth serving action. more »
This video shows how to serve powerfully through a smooth serving action. Adam demonstrates a smooth action, and a jerky action too!
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11-16 Physical education
Ball toss practice
This little activity encourages correct foot and body position prior to more »
This little activity encourages correct foot and body position prior to tossing the ball up for a serve. The placement of the racquet on the floor gives a simple yet effective target for the child to 'aim' at.
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11-16 Physical education
Using the correct grip for serving
Here Dave talks us through the correct grip to use when serving. To more »
Here Dave talks us through the correct grip to use when serving. To watch the video on how to hold the racquet with a chopper grip, search for our video called 'Volleying using the chopper grip'.
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11-16 Physical education
Serve development - articulation
In ths video Dave talks us through the way that movement through the more »
In ths video Dave talks us through the way that movement through the shoulder, elbow and wrist combine to increase the power of a serve. This combination is known as articulation.
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11-16 Physical education
Articulation of serve demonstration
Adam articulates his shoulder, elbow and wrist movements to increase the more »
Adam articulates his shoulder, elbow and wrist movements to increase the power in his serve.
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11-16 Physical education
Articulation of serve activity
An activity to encourage the development of a high elbow and more »
An activity to encourage the development of a high elbow and 'snap' in the wrist movement.
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11-16 Physical education
Articulation of serve activity
Another way of developing good articulation of serve.
Another way of developing good articulation of serve.
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11-16 Physical education
Articulation of serve activity
Another activity to develop articulation of service movements. This more »
Another activity to develop articulation of service movements. This activity also supports the learner's confidence in serving from the baseline.
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