Gotta Play Tennis Kids

Hello Tennis Players

Parents helped kids learn to volley

Last Saturday, we played a game called "Turkey Run".

The kids had to run to a turkey hill when we yelled out "Hunter".

Then the kids had to name the part of the tennis court where their turkey hill was located. This a fun game to learn the parts of the tennis court.

The kids also practiced their forehands and backhands as Coach Ron and myself fed them red balls into their hit-zone.

While playing a game called Long Step, Short Step, the kids needed to run with long steps, slow down to a grab a ball, and then run to the net. Using an underhand throw, the goal was to put the ball in the basket on the other side of the net.

This game helped the kids with movement on the court, hand-eye coordination, and it focused on the concept of Long Steps to cover much of the court and then Short Steps to make final adjustments to the ball location, depth, spin, and bounce.

We had the kids do a drill by tapping the ball around three cones with control.

At the end of this obstacle course, they had to hit a forehand through the goal.

The kids love that their parents come out onto the court with them.

Parents tossed the ball to their child as they practiced hitting volleys.

This Saturday, November 12, it will be on the cold side. Please dress you child appropriately.
Gloves will inhibit the kids using their racquet as they tend to allow the grip to slip in the hand. However, we understand that hands get cold. Suggest to the kids that keeping their hands in their pockets when not hitting will allow them much better control when they pull warm hands out to grab the grip of the racquet.

     
Please go to

www.gottaplaytenniskids.com       

to see a web site for the kids that we are putting together.

        

         See you on the court!