thewixdr, Author at adidas Tennis Camps

3 Best Tips to Help Tennis Players Master The Art of Lob Shots

3 Best Tips to Help Tennis Players Master The Art of Lob Shots

thewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:21+00:00

With adidas Tennis Camps offering 30 hours of tennis instruction during any given session, there are plenty of opportunities for tennis players to really improve their game – both on and off the court. We also make sure to prioritize certain parts of the camp experience that we know is the most impactful for those who participate.

As an example, our New Jersey Tennis Camps offer ample opportunity for one-on-one tennis instruction, along with guest instructors and lecturers, mental edge training, conditioning and nutritional programs, and a goal-setting worksheet. With a low camper-to-coach [Read More>]

3 Best Tips to Help Tennis Players Master The Art of Lob Shotsthewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:21+00:00

4 Tennis Terms Every Player Needs to Know

thewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:22+00:00

Our adidas Tennis Camps are open to just about anyone each summer. Our camp directors and top-notch coaches create a positive, personal, and fun atmosphere to learn in for youth tennis players aged 8 to 18 of all ability levels. It doesn’t matter if you’re just starting out in the “sport of a lifetime” or you’re a four-year varsity starter in high school with hopes of playing in college.

Either way, our camps – which are located in 19 different states, which also includes our highly regarded New Jersey Tennis Camps – will [Read More>]

4 Tennis Terms Every Player Needs to Knowthewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:22+00:00

3 Tennis Drills to Practice Solo

thewixdr2025-03-21T23:10:28+00:00

If you’ve attended one of our adidas Tennis Camps, you know that our camp directors and coaches spend a lot of time getting to know our camps and providing individualized instruction that really takes their game to the next level.

We welcome tennis players of all ages and athletic ability with enthusiasm and acceptance and evaluate their current skill level upon arriving so we can provide them with the proper instruction to see real improvement before camp is over at the end of the week. Once all that stuff is out of the way, that’s [Read More>]

3 Tennis Drills to Practice Solothewixdr2025-03-21T23:10:28+00:00

Simple Tweaks That Can Be A Big Game Changer

thewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:22+00:00

In many things in life – sports included – it’s the smallest of tweaks and adjustments that ends up making the largest difference in whatever you’re trying to accomplish. Tennis is no different in this respect, and it’s a big reason why the camp directors at our Connecticut Tennis Camps, along with all of our other locations, provide as much individual attention as possible to campers.

It’s just about impossible to see small adjustments that tennis players need to make when a large group is all participating in one kind of drill at the same time. [Read More>]

Simple Tweaks That Can Be A Big Game Changerthewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:22+00:00

The Top Tennis Drill That’ll Improve Your Footwork

thewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:22+00:00

There are a number of important things that go into being a good tennis player and consistently having success when stepping onto the court. Something we focus on at our New Jersey Tennis Camps and at all of our other locations across the country each summer if a player’s footwork.

Why is this important? Well, it’s because everything starts with your feet. If we want to use a metaphor to help drive this point home, your feet act as the foundation to the rest of your body, which can be equated to a house. Do you build [Read More>]

The Top Tennis Drill That’ll Improve Your Footworkthewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:22+00:00

What To Know to Successfully Return a Serve

thewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:22+00:00

Every tennis player wants to enjoy a good volley with an opponent on the court, but there are two important things that need to happen for this to be possible – a good serve and a return of that serve!

These are aspects of tennis that we focus on during our Connecticut tennis camps (along with the rest of our Adidas tennis camps) each and every summer. The actual act of returning a serve from your opponent doesn’t take very long, but there are a lot of things that go into having it be a successful [Read More>]

What To Know to Successfully Return a Servethewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:22+00:00

Introduction to Tennis for Kids: The Best Ways to Get Started

Introduction to Tennis for Kids: The Best Ways to Get Started

thewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:22+00:00

Before Serena Williams and Roger Federer became tennis legends, they were kids who didn’t know what tennis was. Even superstars have to learn how to play. If your kid wants to get involved in the game of tennis, they can’t start without a little help from you! We can’t just plop our kids on a tennis court, hand them a racket, and expect them to produce a killer two-handed backhand right away. It takes much more thought than that. But don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! The best way to get them warmed up to the idea of playing tennis is [Read More>]

Introduction to Tennis for Kids: The Best Ways to Get Startedthewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:22+00:00

3 Tips All New Tennis Players Can Benefit From

3 Tips All New Tennis Players Can Benefit From

thewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:22+00:00

While tennis is a lot of fun, it can sometimes feel more like work than fun for players at the start of their respective careers.

Learning the rules and all the techniques that go with tennis can surely make it an overwhelming experience for many at the beginning. While knowing how to handle that initial overload of information is crucial, there are some other things new tennis players can keep in mind. We all know that it can be the littlest of details that makes a huge difference for any kind of experience by the end of a day.

For those people who [Read More>]

3 Tips All New Tennis Players Can Benefit Fromthewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:22+00:00

2 Simple Tennis Drills Kids Will Love

2 Simple Tennis Drills Kids Will Love

thewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:22+00:00

It’s hard to force kids to do anything without giving off the idea that it’s going to be a fun activity. That’s why it’s better to not use the word “drills” if you’re trying to find ways for them to continue cultivating their love of tennis while also honing or enhancing their current skills. That word just doesn’t have the right connotation for kids, right?

The better word to use here is “games” …this gives off the idea that something fun is going to be happening on the court once they arrive. It’s also important to keep it simple for them – [Read More>]

2 Simple Tennis Drills Kids Will Lovethewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:22+00:00

How Can You Keep a Tennis Volley Alive?

How Can You Keep a Tennis Volley Alive?

thewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:23+00:00

For tennis players at the beginning of their careers – whether they aim to be a competitive player or play the game just for fun – learning how to keep a volley going is a valuable skill. The overall goal might differ: you could be playing for points or just trying to keep hitting the ball back and forth with a friend. Whatever you’d like to accomplish, there are a few tips in order to make it happen.

After all, nothing can be more frustrating than having to stop and start every two seconds because it’s difficult to keep a volley alive. [Read More>]

How Can You Keep a Tennis Volley Alive?thewixdr2025-01-07T16:40:23+00:00