Tennis

Tennis

Tennis Lessons Singapore

  • Tennis is a great workout that requires a lot of fast movements, quick reactions, and endurance. It can elevate your heart rate, burn calories and improve your overall strength, balance, and flexibility. Regular tennis play can also reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Tennis helps with physical body maintenance and takes your fitness goals to new heights.

  • Tennis is a sport that requires a great deal of coordination and balance. You need to be able to move around the court quickly, hit the ball precisely at the right time and position, and maintain your balance all while you do so. As you practice and play tennis, your coordination and balance will improve.

  • Tennis is not just a physical activity, it also requires mental focus and strategy. Kids will need to learn patience, persistence, and problem-solving skills. Studies have shown that playing tennis can help improve mental health by reducing stress, anxiety, and depression.

  • Tennis is both physically and mentally challenging, it requires focus, concentration, and strategic thinking. To play tennis, you need to focus on the ball and predict its path, making it an excellent workout for your brain. Research has shown that regular tennis players have better memory, improved cognitive performance, and a lower risk of developing dementia.

  • Playing tennis requires patience, discipline, and resilience, which are valuable traits to develop. The sport requires you to set goals, accept failure, and continue pushing yourself to improve your skills. Through playing tennis, you can develop the values of sportsmanship, which can take you far in other areas of your life.

  • In this digital age, children are often glued to screens, whether it's video games, social media, or streaming services. By signing your child up for tennis, you can help provide a fun and engaging alternative that gets them moving and away from screens.

Why Learn Tennis

  • Objective: Familiarise students with tennis equipment, court, and basic rules.

    • Understanding the equipment (10 minutes)

    • Basics of the tennis court (10 minutes)

    • Overview of the rules (10 minutes)

    • Hand-eye coordination games (30 minutes)

  • Objective: Teach students how to hold the racket and move on the court.

    • Holding the racket (10 minutes)

    • Basic stance (10 minutes)

    • Footwork - split step and side step (40 minutes)

  • Objective: To teach the forehand stroke technique.

    • Grip and Stance (10 minutes)

    • Backswing (10 minutes)

    • Contact Point (10 minutes)

    • Follow-Through (10 minutes)

    • Forehand Drills (20 minutes)

  • Objective: To teach the backhand stroke technique.

    • Grip and Stance (10 minutes)

    • Backswing (10 minutes)

    • Contact Point (10 minutes)

    • Follow-Through (10 minutes)

    • Backhand Drills (20 minutes)

  • Objective: To incorporate movement with the forehand and backhand shots.

    • Footwork (10 minutes)

    • Balance (10 minutes)

    • Recovery (10 minutes)

    • Forehand and Backhand Drills (30 minutes)

  • Objective: To teach the volley technique.

    • Grip and Stance (10 minutes)

    • Footwork (10 minutes)

    • Contact Point (10 minutes)

    • Follow-Through (10 minutes)

    • Volley Drills (20 minutes)

  • Objective: To teach trainees to approach the net.

    • Approach Shots (20 minutes)

    • Volley (20 minutes)

    • Practice Drills (20 minutes)

  • Objective: To teach trainees to control the direction of their groundstrokes.

    • Court Positioning (15 minutes)

    • Stance and Footwork (15 minutes)

    • Practice Drills (30 minutes)

  • Objective: To teach trainees to control the direction of their volleys.

    • Court Positioning (15 minutes)

    • Stance and Footwork (15 minutes)

    • Practice Drills (30 minutes)

  • Objective: To teach trainees the basics of the serve.

    • Grip and Stance (10 minutes)

    • Racket Motion (10 minutes)

    • Practice Drills (40 minutes)

  • Objective: To teach trainees how to serve and volley.

    • Service Drills (20 minutes)

    • Volley Drills (20 minutes)

    • Serve and Volley (20 minutes)

  • Objective: To teach trainees the basics of match play.

    • Defensive Style (10 minutes)

    • Aggressive Style (10 minutes)

    • All-Rounder (10 minutes)

    • Practice Matches (30 minutes)

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