Video: Racquetball Strategy: After Serve Positioning

After a serve, get in position to retrieve an opponent's return. Learn about racquetball strategy and court positioning after serving with this free video tip from a professional racquetball player.

Video Transcript

alright, we are going to talk about court positioning after you serve. After you serve, whether it is a drive serve or a lob serve, you always want to put yourself in the best court position possible to be in the best place to retrieve their return. So, let's say I serve a lob serve, for instance. Here is the lob serve. Now, I have a choice to make. I can either stand right here and see what the guy is going to do or, I can backup and get into the position. So, the best thing you want to do is back-up and stand center court. You are going to see a formula here when we talk about return to serves. The pattern is to always get back to center court. There is a few ways to do that. So, as I serve the lob, instead of turning all the way around and exposing myself to getting blasted. If I going to get hit, it feels much better to get hit back here then it does up here, for many reasons. But, the lob serve happens. I am over my shoulder, protecting myself as much as I can. If he is going to hit a low shot, I can lift my leg. If he is going to hit a high shot I can cover. I don't want to turn all the way around. I want to be in the center court position and waiting for him to hit a shot to see what he is going to do. If he is lining up like he is going to hit a hard shot, then I will anticipate forward. If he is going to the ceiling, then I will back up a little bit and get ready for the ceiling ball. So, court position is key. That is what it looks like after the serve.

Racquetball Strategy: After Serve Positioning

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