Teaching Girls to Serve

If you've ever heard the phrase, "You throw like a girl," you've probably conjured up a picture of the typical American girl, standing straight on and throwing a ball straight ahead, barely more than a few feet.

But if you think back, this is the exact same way little boys throw when they are very young (three years or younger).

Believe it or not, females have the same physiology as males when it comes to the parts of the body required for the throwing motion (used in passing a football, pitching a baseball, throwing a javelin or serving in tennis).

Just take a look at the serve speeds of Venus and Serena Williams, Brenda Schultz, Jennifer Capriati, Steffi Graf and on an on, who serve as hard or harder as past male stars like Jimmy Connors or John McEnroe.

Why then, does it seem like your high school girls can't serve like the boys?

The answer is simple.

The article goes on to describe why some female pros serve harder than former male stars, and how to help girls learn to serve properly.