We signed Adam up for a tennis trial class for 2 to 4-year-old kids at The Tennis Club and he enjoyed it! There were two other children in his class and they all looked like they were having a good time. The class started with some warm-ups and the kids ran a couple of rounds around the indoor court and then jumped through hoops. The coach then got them to catch some balls with little nets before getting them to try hitting a few balls.
I like that the coach was patient but firm with the kids. She was very encouraging but didn’t let them get away with fooling around. So we’ve signed him up for classes and now Anya says she wants to go for a trial class! We’ll see how things go for her.
jumping through hoops
catching balls
listening to instructions
waiting for his turn
trying to hit some balls
I think he liked picking up the balls
stickers!
drinking water after class
It’s certainly nice to have coaches that are patient, yet firm. My swim coach used to curse and yell at us to get us moving. Not very fun, but got to say, was very effective haha
Ai @ Sakura Haruka
I think scary coaches can be very effective! But maybe not for tiny kids. :)
Ooo… Looks fun! I’ve been thinking about tennis classes for my boy too. He’ll turn 3 next month. Are instructions pegged at the kids’ understanding level? And how long is each session? :)
Each session is 45 minutes long so I feel it’s not too tiring for the kids. Adam is younger than your boy and was able to follow along so the instructions are definitely at their level.
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