How to Teach Tennis to Beginners
Tennis is a sport with a long proud history, with illustrious champions, epic matches and unforgettable moments. Every time a major competition comes around, people around the world begin to take an interest in the sport and want to learn to play.
So whether you’re new to the sport completely or you’ve been watching for years thinking, “I could make that shot!” here’s our tennis lesson for beginners.
The Court
If you are going to learn to play, your first tennis lesson is to become familiar with the tennis court itself.
- At the top and bottom of the court horizontally are the baselines. The baseline is where serves are taken and they mark the limits of the court; any shot which lands outside the baseline will cost you the point.
- Running vertically at the edges you’ll find two sets of lines on either side. The innermost lines on either side mark the width of the playing court for singles matches, whereas the outermost lines act as the width for a doubles game. Shots outside of these lines will cost you the point.
- In the middle, you’ll find a net. During a serve, hitting the net will force you to retake the serve, but it’s legal to hit during a rally – though to do so intentionally is considered unsportsmanlike.
Tennis Equipment for Beginners
Nobody wants to walk to their first practice with a hockey stick and a football, so take note here!
- The equipment used to strike the ball is called a racquet. If you’re new to the sport, make sure to pick one with a wider head, to ensure you don’t miss the ball. If you are a parent and you want to choose a racket for your kid. you can see our tips for how to choose the right tennis racket for kids.
- Tennis balls are obviously essential and can be bought in most good sporting goods stores. Don’t opt for the bottom of the line balls; they won’t bounce as well and won’t last as long, making it harder to practice.
- what to wear for tennis lessons? For beginners, don’t bother about wearing specialist tennis clothing. Wear something that’s comfortable, lightweight and that won’t restrict your movement too much like jeans, sweatpants. You need two pairs of socks, shoes. one during tennis lesson and the second after the game. also, you need a tennis racket bag. Not forget tennis hat for sun protection.
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Basic Tennis Shots for beginners
Follow these beginner tennis tips and you’ll go from a nobody to a Nadal in no time.
- For a forehand strike – that’s a strike on your stronger side – turn your hips and shoulders to your dominant side, pull back and swing from low to high. The ball tends to go where your racquet is facing, so try to keep it aimed in that direction.
- With a backhand, your hips and shoulders should face your non-dominant side and you swing low to high hitting the ball with the back of your racquet.
- Serving overhead involves throwing the fall in the air and striking at its highest point but don’t worry, it’s a hard skill and it’s perfectly acceptable for beginners to serve underhand.
Beginner Tennis Lessons Video
The Most Important Thing? Practice
It’s one thing to read about it, but to become a decent tennis player practicing regularly is what the doctor – or coach, in this case – ordered. It’s tempting to give up if you don’t get it straight away, but you should stick it out – nobody was born a champion, and they certainly never got that far by quitting. After all, practice makes perfect.
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