The Return Mentality

The return of serve begins with attitude. The return of service begins with mental attitude. When you’re facing an opponent who’s launching a full scale assault with his serve, you have the choice to either run for cover, or hang in there and send those returns right back to the server. It takes more than just quick reflexes to break a serving offensive. You need the right mind set. You need belief. You need powers of observation, intuition, and anticipation. You also need to understand the fundamentals of return technique. Finally, you need a game plan, and the discipline to execute your plan. In this article we’ll start with the mind set. In the articles that follow we’ll take about technique and game plans. You can’t over emphasize the importance of making the server play. Mental Attitude I said the return of service begins with mental attitude. There are two levels to this. The first level is to believe this: I will get the ball back in play. A return starts the point and makes your opponent play. That may seem obvious, but you cannot over emphasize the importance of making the server play. Many players at all levels ignore…