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{Spice Up Your Homeschool} PE: Try Tennis

May 15, 2013 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

{Spice Up Your Homeschool}

Try Tennis

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We recently (okay, a few months ago, lol) had a homeschool gym day through our local homeschol group that taught tennis and badminton skills. Both Eldest and Princess really enjoyed learning how to hold a racket and practice keeping their eye on the ball. They both did very well during the gym day and were excited to learn a new sport. I was glad they had fun and were learning new skills that they could help each other out with.

{Spice Up Your Homeschool} Try Tennis

They begged to play tennis again as soon as we could! We only owned one racket so we set off to the Salvation Army Thrift Store. We found a racket with a bright neon pink handle and it was the right tag color for 50% off! Total score $1 for the racket plus tax. This week we headed to our local community college that has unused courts. Riley met us between work and college classes for an hour of tennis practice but with only two rackets and three tennis balls it wasn’t much fun. We once again stopped at the Salvation Army Thrift store on the way home and scored more sports equipment. Three more rackets for $1.99 plus tax each. A very frugal deal I say!

tennis rackets

 

We found a local Tennis Center that was offering Tennis Camp three times a week for 1 hr. for 4 weeks at only $30 through a local city’s Summer parks program! Since Tennis lesson’s are normally $30 per lesson we signed Princess up for the Beginner Class. She has had so much fun meeting new friends. She loves it and has learned some new skills in a fun way. (Funny thing is she is almost 9 and she is one of the smaller kids in her class.) They play all sorts of games and do fun things to practice basic skills! The coaches are High School students or recent graduates who seem to have lots of knowledge and patience.

Youtube Videos- Watch these BEFORE heading to the court!

Tennis Lessons for Beginning Players : How to Grip a Tennis Racket

Tennis Lesson for Beginners ; First Time Ever ( Scoring ) Part 2 of 5

Tennis Lesson for Beginners ; First Time Ever ( Actual Game ) Part 3 of 5

Tennis Lesson for Beginners ; First Time Ever ( Basic Strokes ) Part 4 of 5

Tennis Lesson for Beginners ; First Time Ever ( Racquets & Shoes) Part 5 of 5

Beginner Tennis Lesson – Coordination and Ball Control

ABOUT.com and other videos-

Tennis Videos Index from about.com

Best Tennis Racquets for Beginners

Beginning Tennis Tips & Techniques

Instruction: Learn and Improve Tennis Strokes and Strategies

Now that you have learned all about this new sport, what are you waiting for? Go find a local court and hit some balls!

Great PE Supplies on Amazon:

United States Tennis Association Facebook

Find a Kids’ Tennis Facility

10 and Under Tennis Guide for Parent’s

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