Friday, February 7, 2014

How To Teach Your Kid Tennis

By Davis Pete


Tennis is a great sport and very few people can argue with that statement. It has all the challenge of competition as well as being a great exercise with a lot of cardiovascular activity. It's the type of sport that kids would enjoy playing. It isn't that difficult to learn, but the person doing the teaching should be able to interact easily with younger people. A tennis lesson for a kid is really quite different than adult tennis lessons.

In Singapore, we have many tennis courts and facilities for one to experience the sport. Hence, there should not be a problem when it comes to locating a tennis court. The main concern would be in determining the right instructor for the kid or children. An excellent tennis instructor is able to encourage and make the children appreciate the tennis lesson. The children should look ahead to the tennis lesson and find it an exciting event to attend. The instructor must be able to get the children to simply hit at the tennis ball at this point without getting too hung up on techniques at this level. Kids team training can be a excellent way to start as children like to mimic and be encouraged by their colleagues in doing new things.

If the child shows that he has the ability to play tennis, you may wish to put him into private tennis lessons to hone up his skills. However, to make it more and to have some interaction with his peers, enrolling the child into group tennis lessons can be a good idea as well. If the child is able to learn the finer points of tennis stroke techniques at a very young age, they will have a good chance of doing well in the game as they grow older.

As part of teaching the game, the coach must also emphasize the rules of the game such as hitting the ball after one bounce. If not you will lose a point to your opponent. Along with this is also teaching the rules of the game such as the where the balls must land or where the ball will be called out etc.

As in most cases, some kids who are talented will fizzle out in the game due to parental pressure taking its toll or just being so mentally burnt out. In other cases, the kids can be physically hurt as well for going through too much at a tender age. It is more important to let the child enjoy and develop in their own time and pace. This will allow a more fun approach to the game of tennis.




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