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The Top Tennis Drill That’ll Improve Your Footwork
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 a house or building before pouring and getting the foundation set? No way. Your feet and the manner in which you’re able to use them allows you to properly position your body to [Read More>]
What To Know to Successfully Return a Serve
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 sequence of events. That’s because this is quite possibly the most important skill to develop in your tennis game. Learning how to do this at a high level will in turn lead to better [Read More>]
Introduction to Tennis for Kids: The Best Ways to Get Started
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 to make sure it’s easy and fun for them, along with being a little heavier on the social interaction side of things. Ways to Successfully Introduce Tennis to Kids [Read More>]
3 Tips All New Tennis Players Can Benefit From
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 are just starting to pick up a tennis racket and are still getting to know the “sport of a lifetime”, here are a handful of tips that [Read More>]
2 Simple Tennis Drills Kids Will Love
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 – their mind should be working throughout the process, but there’s no need to make things super complicated. After all, they’re not going to go from being a beginner [Read More>]
How Can You Keep a Tennis Volley Alive?
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. We’ve all been there, so don’t feel like you’re the only person that struggles with it! From the sidelines, hitting a tennis ball seems pretty simple, but there’s [Read More>]
