How to Teach Kids Tennis : Tennis Serving Tips for Kids

[seanharmon1]

He's pretty brave to be standing so close to her. I would never stand that close to a beginner, let alone toss the ball for them. Good way to get hit.

[trilfy]

if she plays tennis with me i could just use my hands and feet to hit the ball back and still beat her

[joranbergwall]

I always teach the kids to smash before I teach them the serve.

I like this coach and his attitude. Well done.

[michael238679]

I think this is a very good way to help the kids learn serving

[TheAnonymousViewer]

@Quejarse Yeah, but you can't start teaching them the wrong way! That's just going to build bad habits. Take it slowly, step by step, and make small adjustments. I'm not calling for anything major to be done here, but you'd be surprised at how much a kid can develop and learn.

[TheAnonymousViewer]

This is a pretty terrible way to teach kids to serve. Firstly, he should have corrected her throwing motion. She didn't have her hips turned and didn't get any proper weight transfer, two things essential for the serve. Then, he should have taught her to toss. Having her serve right after that would have been bad enough, but him tossing it to her is a horrible idea. Instead, he should have done a few tossing drills (racquet on the ground, cone in hand, to name two) before letting her on her own.

[michael238679]

@TheAnonymousViewer you should be positive just like he is even when she doesn't do it right

[zvoneas]

@TheAnonymousViewer

He should have told her to put her racket down and just to practice her toss, and he should have marked her a circle in front of her where ball should drop when she toss a ball in the air.

[hi5ci1we]

It is good

[Wadec]

that coach is a very funny man

the girls serve motion is actually quite good if she really did just start

the toss however...

[jmart500]

the guy was joking....wow way to catch that guys

[SaintBlade]

This dude needs to get his facts right. Her serve is all over the place and I spotted several faults in that one video alone. If the coach thinks he can convince people Mya is a natural server, he's made a big error.

[jojomojo456]

Look, that little girl has just started playing. He is just probably saying that to her to make her feel good. He is hardly ever going to say..... "That is really bad! Do it again and again until you get it right!"

[SaintBlade]

when she's 17 and wondering why all the other juniors are out-serving her, she'll only have this video and a faded memory for comfort as she cries herself to sleep in her uncle's horse, clutching her racket as if it was a hot water bottle, the hot rain beating down as green balls of hell stay etched in her mind. Her coach, Brian, a balding suburbanite with tracksuit bottoms up to his stomach, walks in, a stench of cheap aftershave permeates the room, his stubble covering his face. Mya gulps, the

[cyrusgreg]

this coach was trying to be funny.

[powercise]

Natural server? This poor girl is totally uncoordinated. We have 3-4 year olds in Florida who serve like little pros. Either this coach is trying to be funny or he is truly clueless.

[slappy0077]

"Mya is one of the most natural servers" OMFG!

[zvoneas]

@slappy0077

hahah that is too much really