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Carnival Station 1: Deep Zone Serves

5 min Solo Paddle, 10 balls, deep-zone target

Setup

Stand behind the baseline on the right service box. Mark off the back third of the opposite service box as the deep zone (cones, tape, or a towel).

Drill Instructions

Hit 10 serves, one at a time, aiming for the deep zone of the correct service box. Count every serve that lands legally inside the deep zone. Foot faults and serves that land short of the zone do not count.

Goal

Score = how many of your 10 serves land in the deep zone. Log it as "7/10".

Make It Easier

Widen the deep zone to the back half of the service box.

Coach Tip

Same toss, same contact point, every time. Depth comes from a longer follow-through, not a harder swing.

Make It Harder

Call your target — deep-middle or deep-corner — before each serve and only count serves that hit the called target.

Carnival Station 1: Deep Zone Serves court diagram

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