Sunday, December 16, 2012

How To Improve Your Tennis Skills

By Davis Pete


Playing tennis does take skill, but with anything in life, practice is the best way of gaining better control of both the ball and of the player's emotions on the court.

Tennis is a sport that originally began in England as a lawn game; the modern game that we know today still remains somewhat similar in play as the original. The game can be played between two people, often called a singles match, or with a team of two people, called a doubles match. The point of the game, like many modern sports, is for the first person to get as many points as possible, thus defeating their opponent.

Tennis matches are based on the number of points and games and sets won. It is simple and yet complicated. Through time, the main contentious issue is line calls. Using the human eye, it is difficult to confirm the call for the shot given the high speed of the ball. Therefore, technology has been brought in to track the movement of the tennis balls.

Just like studying for your school work, to learn tennis, one should seek out a tennis coach. The coach will be able to put into place a basic curriculum to teach the necessary tennis strokes and techniques.

Many local sport facilities or that of park and recreation centers offer beginner, intermediate, and advanced tennis lessons for all ages, either as an after school program or a family activity for the weekends or the summer. Depending on the level and where the lessons are held, there may be different areas that are learned; for example, beginners may be asked to purchase or borrow books on tennis, in order to learn about the rules for the game, while intermediate players may be asked to upgrade their equipment in order to perform better.

Having a discipline mind and character is important if one wishes to succeed in playing tennis at higher levels. The demands of training is more mental than physical at the competitive stage.

Hiring a tennis coach to help you improve your tennis game is an important step towards bettering yourself. A qualified and experience tennis coach can guide you towards improving your technique. Of course, there are many ways of hitting the same stroke but there will always be certain fundamental techniques which cannot be left out. All good coaches must also have a good eye in discerning the student's errors and must be able to provide practical solutions.

Practicing with better players is another method to raise your level of play. But alas, in society, it is very difficult to find better players wanting to play with you. Such is life. The order of life tends to highlight the selfishness of humankind. Knowing this, one must not lose heart but continue to persevere and be a little thick-skin and knock on doors of the better plays for a friendly hit. You will be surprise by someone nice who is willing to help.

Watching video clips on tennis techniques is another way of finding out more about tennis strokes.

Perusing tennis manuals, magazines and books is also a good way to learn and better your tennis skills.

Another important facet to learning is to have a humble spirit and be extremely teachable. You must not be hard headed and do not want to change your incorrect technique when told to do so.

Always exercise due care and warm up properly and ward down during and after your tennis games. This will allow your body to be stable and healthy. You will be less prone to injuries.

Lastly, make sure you enjoy the game as you practice. Do not put undue pressure on yourself. It is supposed to make you happy and not sad. An important facet is to also be aware that not every new beginning or even advanced player makes it to Wimbledon, which is the international tennis championship that is held in England every year. There is nothing wrong with playing just for the sake of playing and that of learning something new.




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