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Playing tennis is a great way to stay in shape, while having fun. Other benefits of tennis include increased vitality and improved flexibility.
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| ✅ Average price: | £36/h |
| ✅ Average response time: | 53h |
| ✅ Tutors available: | 1 |
| ✅ Lesson format: | Face-to-face or online |
Tennis is the world's most popular individual sport and the fourth most popular sport in the world. This is particularly impressive if you consider that team sports will naturally find it easier to find support as more people can get involved with them.
Whether you dream of winning the French Open, Wimbledon or just would like to play tennis for your health and fitness, let's have a look at how this game was created, how you can play tennis, the advantages and risks of playing the sport, and how you can find private tutors and coaches in Birmingham to help you get better at it.
The game of tennis was started by the French in the 12th century and while initially played outdoors, it moved to indoor courts and playing areas as it was enjoyable when sheltered from the elements.
Initially, the game didn't involve racquets but they had become an integral part of the game by the 16th century. During this time, tennis was exclusively played indoors with players permitted to hit the ball off walls.
The invention of the lawnmower in the 19th century allowed a lot of new and old sports, including tennis, to take to grass fields and courts and the first lawn tennis club was founded in Leamington Spa. This tennis club would hold the first annual modern tennis tournament, three years before the first-ever Wimbledon.
To play the game of tennis, you essentially have to hit a ball over a net and into your opponent's side of the court without them being able to return it in a single hit without it touching the ground again.
The player who starts this sequence of play is known as the server and their opponent is the receiver. Once the server has hit the ball and the other player or players have returned it, this is known as a rally. Of course, these aren't the only rules and there are certain caveats and exceptions, but this is the goal of every point played in a game of tennis.
Tennis can be played with either two or four players. With two players, the game is known as singles as it's one opponent versus another. In doubles, four people are playing and they work in pairs to play the game.
Probably one of the most unique things about tennis is how the sport counts points through games, sets, and matches. For one, rather than counting in a linear fashion, players are said to have love, 15, 30, and 40 points. When both tennis players are at 40 points, it's called deuce and a player will have to score twice more than their opponent to win.
When a player scores a point during deuce, they're said to have advantage. A player that scores a point following advantage will win the game, otherwise, the advantage will be lost and the score will go back to deuce.
In tennis, a player can win a set by reaching a certain number of won games by a margin of two in most instances. A tennis match consists of several sets and it's usually the best-of-three or best-of-five.
Like with other sports, there are a lot of benefits to playing games of tennis. For one, all the running around is great for your aerobic capacity and can lower your resting heart rate and blood pressure, improve your metabolic function, and burn fat.
As you work on your service, forehand, backhand, stance, and return, you'll also tone muscles, increase your strength, become more flexible, and quicken your reaction times.
There's an inherent risk in almost every sport and tennis is no exception. As you chase the ball around the court, you're putting a lot of your joints and muscles under a lot of strain, especially in serious games and tournaments.
Injuries can be quite common in tennis and if you have any doubts about whether or not you should be playing it, talk to your doctor or a medical professional.
Tennis is also a very challenging game so don't expect to be immediately good at it. It can take a lot of practice just to make a shot or return even the slowest balls. There are also a lot of different types of shots and techniques including forehand, backhand, drop shots, smashes, etc.
If you'd like to learn how to play tennis or improve certain aspects of your game, private tutoring and coaching is an excellent idea. Since tennis is mostly an individual sport, it's a good idea to learn how to play the game with individual coaching.
For those learning how to play the game, private tuition is also a good idea as you won't want to pick up any bad habits. It's much easier to start on the right foot than to relearn techniques after getting them wrong. A good coach will also provide you with useful tips for getting better at the game and will know the best ways for you to improve your shot, placement, and overall technique.
If you want to improve your backhand, forehand, serve, stance, or net play, you can also focus on specific aspects of your game with a private coach as they won't have any other students to worry about.
If you're looking for private tennis tutors, consider searching for them on the Superprof website. There are tennis coaches in and around Birmingham and all over the world who can help you to play tennis better.
A lot of the tennis coaches and tutors on Superprof also offer the first lesson or session for free so you can try several different ones out before choosing which one you'd want to help you with your tennis practice.
It's a good idea to make a list of your requirements before you start looking for coaches and make a short list of the ones that have what you're looking for.
