Playing tennis

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

The popularity of Russian tennis players has reached its climax. Marat Safin, Anastasia Myskina, Maria Sharapova, Elena Dementieva … the whole country knows them by sight. They do not leave the pages of glossy magazines, star in commercials, participate in television projects, appear at social events and parties. Newspapers regularly print their prize money and advertising contract revenues. There is not a single Grand Slam tournament left in the world that would not have obeyed our athletes.

So parents take their kids to tennis clubs in the hope that they can become worthy successors of the Russian tennis elite.

But, as with any sport,. If you dream of raising a future champion, from the age of three you need to prepare your baby for sports records: develop his dexterity, the ability to move quickly, follow the ball with his eyes, and do stretching. Taking into account such a young age, all exercises should be only in a playful way. All children love to play with a big ball - fantasize with it about "throw - catch". When the child is a little older, add football or hockey as movement with attention to the subject.

A capable child is one who "lends itself" to exercise; dexterous child; having good coordination

All this, in principle, can be seen already at 3-4 years old. But at this age, the child should not be forced to practice. tennis … Only at the age of seven to eight can it be clearly determined whether the kid has the ability for this sport or not.

Then it will be the nearest tennis court or school gym with markings for a basketball court. There, as a rule, they train privately, without a specific system, and besides there you will not get competitive practice. Plus, learning to play tennis on a basketball court is like learning to play hockey in a pool. There is such a concept - "court feeling". So, except, as on the court, it cannot appear anywhere. If you decide to play tennis professionally, it is better to go straight to the traditional sports societies: Dynamo, CSKA, and, of course, the forge of tennis champions - Spartak on Shiryaevo Pole.

There is also a tennis academy "Valerie" at 21 Zhivopisnaya Street in Moscow. High-quality courts, attentive coaches, members of the Russian national team who train next door to newcomers - in such a wonderful atmosphere it is much easier to master the basics of tennis. But in order to start mastering them, you need to purchase the appropriate equipment.

Shoes should be tennis shoes - short sneakers with a hard heel are needed

In sports shops, tennis shoes are usually presented by the firms "HEAD", "ADIDAS". The cost of one pair - from 2000 rubles. Girls can play in both shorts and skirts, but tennis dresses look especially impressive. Short socks, a terry bandage and a "wristband" complement the outfit, although the latter is not necessary.

Now the most important thing is. The cheapest Chinese racket costs 750 rubles, but it is better not to save money, but to buy a quality item. It will cost you no less than a hundred dollars. It is necessary to correctly determine the size of the racket, which depends on the height of the child.

Up to 118cm - racket length 53.3cm;

119-135cm - racket length 58.4cm;

136-150cm-racket length 63.5cm.

In recent years, it has become fashionable from the very beginning to play with Adidas, Dunlop, Donei, Wilson and others rackets made of metal and artificial materials. But the rackets of the Czecho-Slovak production fully meet the requirements of the initial stage of training: "Artis", "Zenith", "Bega", "Fortuna" (they can be played up to 10-11 years old, and they will serve no worse than any foreign ones).

For convenience, you can carry your equipment in a special tennis bag. True, it is quite voluminous, and parents will have to wear it up to ten years.

tennis is possible from the age of four to five. Since the coordination of movements at this age is not yet sufficiently developed, more attention should be paid to the development of dexterity, as well as other physical exercises. In tennis, footwork is very important, and at home or on the street you can do a useful exercise with your child (dribbling a tennis ball with your feet). The number of workouts at this age should not exceed 2-3 times a week, depending on how willing the baby is to go to classes. At the age of 6-8 years, the load can be increased up to 4-5 times a week, but no more than an hour of individual lessons and 2 hours of group lessons.

The number of workouts directly depends on the financial situation. Everyone knows that playing tennis is not a cheap pleasure. On average, an hour of training costs $ 20. Add to this the rental of the court, the price of which differs depending on the quality of the court.

In the game of tennis, not as scary as, say, in artistic gymnastics, but still they are. These are mainly knee injuries, since the athlete has to shift his body weight from one leg to the other, as well as injuries to the hand and elbow. An occupational disease is the so-called tennis elbow. It is caused by severe overstrain of the ulnar ligaments. Can you imagine how many punches a tennis player performs during his sports career? By the way, before you enroll a child in the section, be sure to go through a medical examination with him to make sure that there are no contraindications for playing sports.

consists in the moral support of the child, in the ability to properly organize leisure activities so that he does not have the impression that he "does not get off the court." Parents should not interfere in the training process, they must behave correctly at competitions in relation to the judge, to the child's opponent, and to other parents. If your emotionality does not allow this, it is better to stay at home. That would not have lost the child's desire to play tennis, try to attend all the major tournaments that are held in Moscow, it is very useful for a child to watch the matches of venerable players. Such competitions always sell tennis literature, videotapes with skill lessons, posters and souvenirs dedicated to this tournament. If you're lucky, you can get a "star autograph". For this purpose, do not forget to bring a tennis ball with you. Subsequently, this ball can become a kind of talisman for a child, and after a few years - and a relic.

In conclusion, I want to say one wise phrase that I heard from one coach: