Learning Library
Forehand Drill
Serving Drills
Footwork Drill
How to Balance Tennis and School
There is a Catch-22 for any student wanting to get into a good college or graduate program. These schools want to show you are a balanced individual by demonstrating top of the class grades combined with a lot of extracurricular activities. Those extracurricular activities, though, often take up a lot of time, which makes it harder to study and do homework. Thus, it is harder to get good grades. But you don’t play tennis just for the note on your resume. You play it because you love it. So even without the Catch-22, you want to be out on the court playing the game you love. That’s why you take lessons, go to summer camp, and condition. So how do you keep doing all of that, and still have time [Read More>]
Tennis Legends Teach 5 Valuable Lessons
There are so many things that tennis players need to know. Some of these you will learn by playing the sport, going to tennis camp, or taking lessons. Others you will learn from coaches and mentors. Still others, you will learn by watching matches. There are many ways you will learn over the years, but one of the best things you can do is pay attention to the tennis legends and see what they have to teach you. 5 Lessons You Can Learn from Tennis Greats In order to start your learning process, here are five lessons you can learn from the people who play tennis better than anyone else. Learn to control your temper: John McEnroe Sometimes you can learn what not to do from players just as much [Read More>]
5 Best Habits of Tennis Players to Increase Your Mental Toughness
Have you ever heard someone say something along the lines of, “He or she is good, but they don’t have that certain something that all the great players have?” Talent is great, and it is going to get you far, but when you reach the top levels of your field – no matter what that field may be, everyone is talented. You need more than that to set yourself apart. You need that ‘certain something.’ It has been called the killer’s instinct, the winning attitude, the stuff of true champions, and a lot more. But what is it really? It’s a mental thing, and you can develop it too. 5 Habits Mentally Tough Tennis Players Possess Amy Morin wrote an article for Lifehack in which she discusses 13 things mentally [Read More>]
Safety Rules to Remember about Team Sports
Nobody likes being injured. While there might not be a scientific study that proves this is true, it is pretty obvious that, at the very least, the majority of people hate being hurt. Because being in pain isn’t fun. In an effort to reduce the amount of injuries that players sustain during team sports, safety rules are implemented. Some of these rules might not make sense to you, or you might think they are not important. You may be tempted to ignore these rules. However, do so at your own peril. Ignoring safety rules could get you or someone else hurt. Nationwide has all sorts of resources for being safe while playing team sports. While the safety rules in place will be different from sport to sport, there are a [Read More>]
Tennis Players Are Never Too Young to Play
Just because you are young, does not mean you cannot be great. Youth fuels the sport of tennis. To reach the top pinnacles of this sport, not only can you start early, you need to start early. Becoming a professional player takes years of hard work. The earlier you are when you start, the better you will be when it comes to making the pro circuit. Even before going pro, you need to play tournaments and perhaps play on your school’s team. It might be good to play in college. There are many steps to take, but what is pretty obvious by all of this is that the earlier you start, the better your chances will be to make it where you want to go. Starting Early You are never [Read More>]
6 Skills to Learn at Tennis Camp
When you go to tennis camp, you are going to learn the rules of the game and the strategy behind them. You will learn where to stand and how to keep score, sportsmanship and when to switch sides. You will learn strategy. Human Kinetics gives you a good example of the types of strategies you might learn. Amidst all of this learning, you will be focusing on the specific skills you need in order to be a great tennis player. 6 Things You Can Learn at Tennis Camp When you are at tennis camp, you will learn a lot. Here are six of the main things that you will learn while you are there. Serving Learning to serve is more difficult than you might think. It is not enough to [Read More>]
