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The document describes different types of serves in table tennis: - The forehand and backhand serves involve hitting the ball with the back side of the paddle after holding the arm with the underside facing the opponent. - The topspin serve can be difficult to return if fast and long, so players should be careful not to get off balance. - The backspin serve involves brushing the ball from underneath with backspin to confuse opponents. - Sidespin serves require tilting the paddle downward and hitting with sidespin force for variation.

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The document describes different types of serves in table tennis: - The forehand and backhand serves involve hitting the ball with the back side of the paddle after holding the arm with the underside facing the opponent. - The topspin serve can be difficult to return if fast and long, so players should be careful not to get off balance. - The backspin serve involves brushing the ball from underneath with backspin to confuse opponents. - Sidespin serves require tilting the paddle downward and hitting with sidespin force for variation.

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Physical Education 3 Page 1 of 3

Basic Serves

LESSON PROPER:

Let’s Begin!

Module 11: Basic serves

Service – putting the ball into play by placing on the palm, then releasing it on the air before striking it.
Forehand serve

The forehand serve is usually the first type of serve you will learn, and it is the most common. Basically, you
just have to hold your arm so the underside of it is facing the other player. Then, you simply hit the ball with
the back side of the paddle. This is the serve that most beginners are taught first, and it is likely one of the
serves you will use the most.

Forehand Serve
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tennis/#:~:text=The%20first%20step%20of%20serving%20is%20holding%20the%20ball%20in

Backhand serve

The backhand serve involves using pretty much the same motion as the forehand serve. There is only one
major difference, and that is that the back of the hand is facing the other player. You hit the ball in the same
manner as you would with the forehand serve.
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Basic Serves

Backhand Serve
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Top spin serve

The top spin serve can be difficult to return if they are very fast and long, which happens most of the time.
You should be careful and not be caught off balance.

Top spin serve


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Basic Serves
No-spin serve

The no-spin serve balls would be easy to return, but it is easily possible to confuse these services with any
of the others above.

Backspin serve

This style will confuse your opponent. Place your body in such a position so that you are facing pretty much
ninety-degree away from the table. Bend your knee and spread apart naturally. The primary technique is to
cut underneath the ball. Come with your racket underneath the ball and brush it slightly at the right time.

Backspin Serve
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serve/#:~:text=Developing%20a%20Super%20Heavy%20Backspin%20Serve

Sidespin serve

Side underspin serves demand to set your paddle head to be pointed down to generate side spin force. Add
a tilt to your paddle. Move it slightly to the right side. While hitting the ball move your wrist forward and then
towards the table.

Side spin serve


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