Core Serves

Lead Instructor:  Rocky Carson
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The serve is one of the two most important shots in the game of racquetball.  The serve starts out every rally.  The goal is to start each rally in an offensive state and put your opponent on the defensive.  This lesson will show you how to execute the lob serve, the drive serve, and the drive z serve.

Lesson Specs

Lesson Goals

  1. Understand the Course topic
  2. Refine your ability to execute the techniques presented in the Course
  3. Become familiar with drills that can be used to develop your skills
  4. Achieve significant proficiency in the material

Instructions

  1. Watch the Lesson
  2. Take notes on key aspects
  3. Bookmark key points in the Lesson
  4. Ask questions on the Forum
  5. Use Lesson resources to supplement your knowledge

Lesson Chapters

  1. Core Serves Introduction
  2. Lob Serve
  3. Drive Serve
  4. Drive Z Serve
  5. Core Serves Conclusion

Lead Instructor

Rocky Carson

Racquetball Chief Instructor

Rocky Carson (born May 21, 1979) is an American professional racquetball player. Carson is the current Men's Singles World Champion, a title he won for a 5th time in 2016, which is an International Racquetball Federation (IRF) career record, and current Pan Am Games Champion in Men's Singles. Carson was the #1 player on the International Racquetball Tour (IRT) at the end of the 2007-08 season, and finished ranked 2nd at the end of the 2015–16 season.

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