In sport, the serve is a movement that allows the competition to start or resume.
Serving is the act of serving . This verb can refer to removing something or placing it outside . The action taken to start or resume a certain game is also known as serving.
A serve, therefore, can be the movement executed to start or resume a sporting competition. For example: "The ball was driven by the striker: therefore, it is a goal kick for the home team" , "The German tennis player managed to reach the top of the world ranking thanks to the incredible power of his serve" , " The second goal came after a corner kick from the visiting team .
Serves in soccer
In soccer , it is possible to recognize different serves. All matches begin with a throw-in : that is, playing the ball from the middle of the court. After each goal and at the beginning of the second half or extra time, a throw-in is also taken.
The lateral throw-in or throw-in , on the other hand, is generated when the ball is lost along one of the side lines ; In this case, the serve is executed with the hands.
The goal kick , goal kick or goal kick favors a team X when its rival drives the ball behind the baseline. If a player throws the ball behind his own baseline, the play results in a corner kick for the opponent.
In football, the throw-in is done with the hands.
The corner
The corner kick is also called a corner kick or corner kick and can be executed in different ways:
- The long throw-in , which consists of the player throwing it into the area so that one of his teammates can head it and score a goal. This would be one of the set pieces that Real Madrid specialized in for many years thanks to finishers like Sergio Ramos .
- The short serve , which is carried out when the player in question passes it to a teammate who has positioned himself nearby, specifically less than 9.15 meters away.
- The Olympic goal , which consists of scoring a goal directly from that position on the flag, without any other player touching the ball. For this you have to carry out a precise shot with the exact curvature. Among the most famous goals of this type is the one scored by the Argentine footballer Diego Armando Maradona on February 24, 1985 when he was playing for Napoli . He managed to do it in a match against Lazio , in which he scored three goals, one of them that aforementioned Olympic goal.
Serves in paddle tennis and tennis
In the case of paddle tennis , for example, there are also several types of serves that exist such as the cut, which is when the ball carries what is an inside-out effect, or the flat, which is the most used because it requires have less technique.
In the field of tennis , the serve is the play that marks the beginning of each point . The player throws the ball upwards and then hits it with his racket . Thanks to this possibility, the person who has the serve usually has a greater chance of winning the point in question. Something similar happens in volleyball .