Tennis Lessons

I talked about Camp weight loss in the last Blog. While we were doing the Camp Weight Loss we also signed up for Tennis in No Time. Tennis in No Time is a three week course (two days a week). We never played tennis before and that is who the course is designed for. We started out with a ball that is almost as large as a softball and it was like a nerf ball. If it hit you it wouldn’t hurt. It also bounced a lot slower than a regular tennis ball which made it easier to hit. After a couple lessons we went to the next size ball. It was just a little larger than a regular tennis ball and was softer so that it was also slower than a regular tennis ball. For the last two lessons we used a regular tennis ball.

The first lesson we learned the Forehand Volley (forehand grip, ready position and execution) and the Forehand Groundstroke. The second lesson we learned the Backhand Volley (The backhand grip and execution) and the Backhand Groundstroke. The third lesson we learned how to serve. This is one of the things that I am still having trouble with. The fourth lesson was about scoring and basic rules and movement in the backcourt. The fifth lesson was mostly about strategy. Lesson six was about doubles and singles strategy.

We learned a lot in six lessons and it was a lot of fun and great exercise. Our lessons were on Tuesday and Thursday and we would come in on Monday, Wednesday and Friday to practice what we learned the day before. We enjoyed the tennis so much that we went out and bought rackets.