First of all, I support the 10 and Under Tennis initiative. The international movement in tennis to have kids play with appropriately sized courts, balls and racquets is significant. Regardless of what ball or size court that your child is using, they...
Dear Tennis Parents, Are you going down the junior tennis path for the first time? If so, there are a few preliminaries you need to know. One of the most important has to do with the serve, and for your child to survive and thrive in junior tennis, this is something...
One short answer would be juniors switch coaches so often because pros do. Juniors do copy pros. A longer answer would be the role of the ‘buyer’, the ‘seller’ and the ‘taker’. The buyer is the parent(s). The ‘seller’ is the tennis coach. The ‘taker’ is the junior...
Dear Tennis Parents: Junior players today have no options. It is a safe bet that a kid today has an extreme grip on the forehand, a two-handed backhand hit with two collapsed wrists, and a toss that is way back behind an arched back. Volleys are non-existent and a...