How to Teach Kids Tennis : Tennis Serving Tips for Kids

This tennis serving tip is a great sport for building character and physical stamina in kids. Learn tips on how to teach them to serve correctly in this free sports video clip.

Expert: Hill Marks
Bio: Coach Hill has been teaching tennis, squash, racquetball and golf professionally for about ten years.
Filmmaker: Dustin Daniels

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[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.

[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.

[zvoneas]

@slappy0077

hahah that is too much really

[michael238679]

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

[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.

[hi5ci1we]

It is good