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Children's Tennis Lessons: Facts & Ideas

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The modern game of tennis has been around for about 140 years. It developed from various other sports such as rackets, lawn sports and handball-style games. It is now an Olympic sport with over 75 million players worldwide. Tennis is very accessible as the only requirements are a tennis ball (usually yellow and fuzzy) and 2 players, each with a racket. Many local councils have tennis courts that are free to use or you can visit your local club where you can often pay to play.

Tennis is a great sport for children to take up. Being part of a tennis club places a child in a different circle of friends and may help to develop their confidence. Tennis is also a good sport for the whole family to play together.

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  1. People say

    • good sport to learn hard beagging but easyer later

      ella, brunskill. Child and beginner learners
    • Tennis is the best sport there is to play.

      Ruby. Child and beginner learners
    • I like playing tennis because: It helps keep me fit, it is sociable, it can be played with another 1, 2 or 3 people, it is outside, it reduces stress immensely, it doesn’t cost too much, it doesn’t take too long, it is long enough to build up a sweat, it is not too hard on the joints, you feel good when you win but it if you have had a good game you don't feel that bad if you lose, you can be a different standard to your opponent and still have an enjoyable game, it can be exciting, it is not life threatening, you feel good afterwards and you are always learning.

      Martin (Adult)
    • I started playing tennis seriously when I was about 9 years old (I am now 11). I always used to have a lesson every Saturday but that was just with friends and not at all serious. I was inspired after a friendly tennis tournament with the school. I love tennis because it is fun, I am good at it, I am competitive and the game is great for that and it is outdoors all year round. Tennis is a hard game because you get physically tired, especially in the summer and it is hard when you lose a match. There are lots of basics to learn before you start too. My best moment in tennis was when I won my first tournament.

      JoJo - Child learner (age 11)
    • I had tennis coaching with my sister when I was 9 years old for two or three years. We used to go to a tennis club straight after school - we had to change into our tennis whites in the car on the way - then had an hour's lesson with a lovely man called Richard. Luckily he had the patience of a saint as we weren't a particularly talented pair. The most torturous part was when we actually used to try to play a game because neither of us could get our serve in. Eventually some of Richard's skill did rub off on us and our game did improve. We really enjoyed our coaching and my sister still plays now.

      Claire (Adult)
    • I started playing tennis seriously when I was about 9 years old (I am now 11). I always used to have a lesson every Saturday but that was just with friends and not at all serious. I was inspired after a friendly tennis tournament with the school. I love tennis because it is fun and I am good at it. I am competitive and the game is great for that and it is outdoors all year round. Tennis is a hard game because you get physically tired, especially in the summer and it is hard when you lose a match. There are lots of basics to learn before you start too.

      Peter - Child learner (age 11)

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