Would you like your child to play tennis, a sport geared toward increasing cardio while improving agility, balance, and control? It's is now easier than ever for kids to learn! Kids can attend weekly clinics and can take private lessons if you’d like them to have one-on-one instruction.
Why youth tennis?
Just as other kids’ sports like baseball, soccer, and basketball use smaller playing areas and equipment, so does youth tennis. The courts are smaller, the racquets are kid-sized, and the balls bounce lower. This way, kids can be successful at tennis right away.
Keeping younger kids’ attention spans and need for engaging activity in mind, lessons are a mixture of activities including games, drills, and strokes that are used to develop core skills for tennis. Coach Duane also uses age-appropriate equipment to help kids understand scoring, rules, etiquette, game play, and general skills.
Tennis is also a great sport for teenagers. They gain confidence, physical ability, become skilled at interacting with others, and learn to play as a team.
Benefits of Tennis
While many sports that kids play are in group settings, tennis is more of an individual sport that focuses on both physical and mental stamina. Now while that may seem like a tall order for an 8-year-old, kids’ tennis is all about building up kids through the sport.
Should Your Child Try Tennis?
Kids’ tennis offers a lot of health benefits:
• Most importantly, it gets kids moving and is a get way for kids to get healthy and stay healthy.
• It improves balance, mental clarity, agility, and hand-eye coordination.
• It builds both upper- and low-body strength.
• It teaches self-confidence and self-assurance.
It’s great for kids who are active, who like to catch, throw, and hit balls, and are full of energy--which describes a lot of kids!
Duane Hardek is a Professional Tennis Registry, or PTR, certified 10-and-under-instructor and a certified United States Professional Tennis Association Recreational Coach who coaches kids of all ages, including teens. If you are interested in clinics or private lessons that will be held throughout Beaver County and at the indoor tennis courts at Bradys Run, just give Coach Duane Hardek a call at 412-607-3544. You can also contact him at duane.hardek@gmail.com.
