Kids Drills for Tennis
I assumed it would be tough for Ruby and Keegan to stay attentive on learning tennis, but it seems I was not right for the mere reason that many of their mates meet them at the school tennis courts to get involved in the training. I think this is good if I do not get too many. At the age of 12 and 13, my children, or should I say teenagers have no tribulations with their drive to learn tennis notwithstanding the fact that Keegan is doing the boy thing and lags a bit with his focus. As a military advocate for many years, I have learned over the years to motivate and afford helpful training and it is heartwarming to see that my children are up to the challenge of applying some fun tennis drills that will be of assistance to haul their game to the next level.
Kiwi children are distinctively competitive so as part of our training I invent games that drill tennis skills and with that Keegan and Ruby's mates are really helpful by simply participating. I feel that throughout the initial stages of learning minor games are tremendous and have a tendency to stick with this until I observe evidence of clear progression in their skills. The good thing about it is the kids seem to forever be doing things that will help them develop. I see Ruby just bouncing a tennis ball or practising against the wall in her own time and this is enjoyable to see.
These are some tennis warm up exercises that I have integrated for Keegan, Ruby and their mates to expand their basic tennis skills. They're simply what I call Minor Games:
Patter Ball Up
This is an easy one. Just keep the ball from the ground by bouncing the ball in the air with a tennis racquet. This develops hand eye harmonization, ball position and tennis racket positioning. You can fusion it up by applying alternate sides of the racket face. See who has the most pats accomplished!
Patter Down Ball
An alternative cool game; pat the ball on the ground with a tennis racquet, this is a bit harder, but also develops hand-eye harmonization, ball control and tennis racquet positioning.
Ball Relay.
Balance the ball on the racket and sprint the tennis court. This raises your heart rate and still maintains the interaction with the ball and racket.
Volley Tennis.
Split your group into two teams each side of the tennis court net with some spares on the outside edges of the court. Whenever someone strikes the ball, the individual should quickly be replaced with a spare. This is fun and builds team spirit and teamwork.
You know, you can certainly invent any manner of conditioning tennis exercise and this could be part of your tennis drills for beginners. After all, we also want to build up team spirit and a high-quality learning environment for our children. I've noticed that every time I arrive at the courts to help the children learn, a good number are playing touch rugby or soccer on the court area so it is not difficult to modify these activities and inject them into the training.