Global Sports: Tennis Skills for All

Friday, November 25, 2011

Tennis Skills for All

By Linda Jones


A lot of certain skills involve in Tennis. Some of these talents are ones that you may have picked up in other sports, though some skills are solely picked up through playing tennis. There are normally five skills that will help you in becoming the most successful tennis player you can be.

First and foremost, your ball judgment must be outstanding. It is best to pick up this skill before you finish your teenage hood, or else it is very hard to pick up. You need to have a sense of where the ball is going to go, and where you must hit. If you can do this, tennis will be very enjoyable. If not, playing tennis can be a pain and you will find yourself wanting to quit very quickly.

Then balance is very important for a tennis player. Balancing skills will be there in all human beings. Think for a while, how many times you have lost your balance accidentally and still recovered. In tennis, you are moving quickly, coming to sudden stops, and then moving again. On the floor balance is important or you will find yourself in no time. However, if your balance skills are not up to par, they will improve as you play more and more tennis.

Hand-eye coordination is critical in tennis. When the ball is coming to you, it is your hand-eye coordination that will determine how you hit the ball. Similarly to ball judgment, hand-eye coordination is a skill that children will learn much faster than adults. There are players who have natural hand-eye coordination, and then there are those who need to practice excessively to master it. And always keep your eye on the ball.

Footwork is also there with any of the other skills mentioned. You must be able to discriminate between different stances, or else you will find your shots and returns not as you want them. Many people get on the court and just hit the ball like no tomorrow, not even considering their stance. This is a big mistake, and your stance will make all the difference in your game.

Concentration is the last important skill in Tennis. It is a game in which the player needs more concentration. I you are not able to concentrate then it is not your game. You will lose the game after your game. It is a game of back and forth, and with no concentration, you will make big mistakes on the court.




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