Teach Kids Tennis
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Floyd Said:
can i teach tennis for money and still be considered an amateur?We Answered:
When you say official are you talking USTA tourneys ? If so just go to USTA.com and call them. Personally if you dont have bills to pay and I know you have been givin a great opportunity to expirience tennis, then you should give back and teach for free to share this incredible sport to kids that haven't had the chance to expirience our great sport.That should give your soul a big boost in life and head you in the right direction .. Working at sports chalet would be nice im sure you can get discounts on stringing your racquet and tennis gear & clothes :)
Laura Said:
Does anyone have any ideas for teaching one child tennis lessons?We Answered:
First, there must be success in striking the ball. Do not even have the child trying to hot over a net until you can refine his strokes by hitting off a wall and then marking a net on the wall. The net can make this a disaster for a beginner....the wall can be the best friend; fun comes through success.Brittany Said:
Which is a good book to teach a kid to play tennis?We Answered:
I'm a moderately advanced tennis player who can give a good tennis game to everybody less than a competitive college player. I played many sports growing up, picked up tennis as an adult, and today I'm a member of a tennis club where very serious junior players (as young as 8 to 10 years) train to become future professionals.From my observation and experience, you can't really use a book to teach any physical skill like tennis.
However, in the context of sports for kids, your priority usually isn't the imparting of "correct" tennis skills as much as keeping them active and interested and exploring other sports and physical activities.
So the key for you would be to have your child become friends with other children who play tennis, and have them just play as much as possible with each other.
I know you said that you can't afford tennis classes, and yes they can be expensive, but sometimes coaches do group events and other kid-friendly-activities where are a lot cheaper and can be somewhat beneficial. They can keep kids interested in the sport and, depending on the talent level, even impart enough skills to make tennis a viable recreation.
However, formal one-on-one tennis lessons with a good coach is a requirement for having your child become a competitive player. So if that's really your objective, then you're going to have to decide if you really want to sell your house to pursue that dream. (Sadly, many parents have done so.) Obviously, I'd recommend that you adjust your expectations rather than do something like that.
Another thing you can do is to take your child to tennis tournaments. See www.atpworldtour.com and www.sonyericssonwtatour.com for more information on where they take place. If there's an event near you, check out ticket prices. Maybe they'd be within your budget range. Also, don't neglect college-level competition. The skill level is extremely high and they're frequently free of charge to the public to watch.
Finally, yes, I can give you some book recommendations. There aren't any that are written for kids that I know of. (I'm guessing that sports tutorials in book form for kids aren't a big market.) However, some of the adult ones are quite readable and fun. I've included them as attachments to this answer.
Hope you and your daughter have as much fun as I did picking up tennis!
It's a great sport!
Jack Said:
Tennis teaching license?We Answered:
You technically don't need a license to teach but it does help to have one when you're trying to attract students or get hired by a club. The two most recognized organizations are USPTA and USPTR. Both will test your strokes and give you various tests on your coaching knowledge. You will also be given a player rating to determine what level you play at. You will need to display proper technique and form in your own strokes before being licensed. I'm not sure exactly how much it costs but its not that much. Just visit their websites.Alvin Said:
where can I find Tennis instruction Videos for Kids?We Answered:
Take a look at www.WebTennis24.com; it has many videos of drills and games for kids. Also you can find tips and ideas to implement in your lessons...Alvin Said:
I need to teach kids about a unique physical activity?We Answered:
How about a large-muscle coordination activity?The child (all children get a turn) holds a piece of chalk in each hand, nose against the blackboard so they can only look ahead and
1- make a circle with each hand simultaniously, first clockwise, then counterclockwise, then in opposite directions, a few times over and over- the goal is to form one distinct circle rather than different sizes and overlaps.
2- same with squares, triangles
visualization activity-
same as above- have children print an easy word, such as LOVE (girls would love it, boys hate it- have one for each gender).
1- first print left-to right with both hands-
2- print right to left with both hands - backwards, and correctly-
3- use each hand in opposition to the other.
4- same activity in cursive writing of own name if they've learned to do that.
Should be fun for them . easy for you, will reveal child's coordination and visualization skills