How fast of a serve should a 9th grader be able to serve?

Question

a male 9th grader

Answer 1

About 2 meals a minute.

Answer 2

I'd say that it's not about how fast, but how well it is done. The idea behind playing tennis is to always try to seek what is the optimal way to play and gradually get to the point where you get it and, from that moment where you can hit the shot in its basic form, you then build on that to adapt it in always more specific manners up to the point where it's as good as it gets. So, instead of going for sheer pace, I would say to aim for ease and control. You still do the movement, but feeling at ease and really getting your power as effortlessly as you can will end up being more beneficial than purely aiming to crush the ball. That's what a tennis coach - a real one - would look to develop in his players and I would say that if I was to pick on young players, I would take those who intend to give the most effort and not those who already perform the best... if you ask me why, I would say that champions aren't born, but grown and, learning is best when it's tiring mentally, when it's demanding and challenging. Really, you don't want to kick your students' butt for them to not cut the corners during drills and I'm even kidding when I say this. If you remember starting to do an activity, you also remember how fast you improved - well, fortunately for you, there is a way to maintain this fast and efficient improvement through out most of your tennis "career" to give a name to what might be a job or a hobby. So, if you want to make the team, work your as* off harder than anyone else and really try hard to do things as well as you can. Always be smiling and kind to other people so the coach knows you can bring something, bring people together and create some kind of great atmosphere while playing. If you pay the price (that's being willing to work hard and actually do it when required), try to show some perseverance and have fun while doing it, if your coach is a good coach, you'll make that team. I'll plug a guy here, but talent is overrated - learning is a technique and the best performers in any thing are that good because they learn better... if you get yourself into that same efficient learning zone than any top players have been, you can literally hit the roof within months and will make worlds of difference in your game with just 1 hour of play per week. I know of guys who work extremely hard, but didn't get that much better; I also know of others who played half of it, but improved dramatically. The point isn't so much about what you can do than about what you will do. There's a whole world between the two, but if you can get into working, always challenging yourself just enough to not be comfortable - 'cause that's the point of training, taking you at a point where it's mentally tiring to play, where you have to focus a lot to get it right - without going into something you cannot do at all, you will keep improving each day like you did after the first hour you played. So, those were the technical advise and the work ethic advise. I hope you can keep it together with you and carry that understanding of the learning process throughout your life and improve yourself as well as others in as many ways as possible.

Answer 3

I'd say about 85-95 mph. I'm an incoming male 10th grader and I'm probably serving at 95 hitting a flat serve. But remember, a spin serve out wide is just as good as a fast flat serve.

Answer 4

You should not worry about the speed of your serve when in 9th grade. When i was in 9th, i was a medicore player and my fastest serve was 140 km/h
What you should work on is your technique and placement. Make sure you serve just as your coach tells you, having a proper technque at your age is crucial for the later years.
Also work on your consistency. Try achieving more than 60% of your first serves in, provided the fact that you do not reduce the power at which you normally serve
Bets of luck and enjoy playing tennis

Answer 5

It really depends, when I was in 9th grade I served about 75 mph consistently getting it in. By 12th grade I was up to about 100. Depends if you've grown into your body yet or not.

Answer 6

in 9th grade you shouldnt be worrying about how fast/hard the serve is. worry about getting it in on a consistent basis. work on placement, and setting up the point.

Answer 7

it depends on ur serve and strength but an average guy would serve around 80-90 mph

Answer 8

140km/h