Have you always wanted to learn tennis but being hesitant perhaps because of your age? I strongly assert that it’s never too late to learn how to play tennis. Drive around your community recreation parks on any given Saturday or Sunday mornings and you will see seniors; both men and women having lots of fun playing the game of tennis.
In this post, I will attempt to convince you that you can be joining the millions of people enjoying the game of tennis. With your strong desire and dedication to have fun and enhance your physical fitness; you will learn to play tennis.
Never Too Late to Learn Tennis:
If you, however, want to learn tennis to earn that coveted college scholarship and perhaps play professionally, it would be too late if you’re in your late twenties and beyond. Those pros start learning how to play tennis during their teens or even when they’re 3 or 4 years young. Novak Djokovic started to learn tennis when he was 4 years old.
Tennis seems very easy and simple to play when you watch a game played; all it is are two people for singles or four people for doubles hitting the tennis ball back and forth across and over a net using a racket. It really is that simple; it becomes more complicated when you add the techniques and strategies in your strokes to win games.
Resources to learn tennis:
A very valuable resource these days is YouTube. You can find any tennis strokes on it. Be it Federer’s forehand, Nadal’s reverse forehand, or Sampras’ 120 mph serve. Instructional videos and or DVDs are all over the internet; they are inexpensive. Rackets, tennis balls, shoes, and apparel are pretty cheap and can be purchased from your nearest sports outlet stores.
Learning how to play tennis comes easy nowadays. If you really have the desire to learn tennis there are plenty of resources available to help you. The majority of cities throughout the United States have at least one or two tennis courts. Modern housing tracks and even apartment and condominium complexes have tennis courts. So finding a place to hit your tennis balls is not a problem.
To accelerate your tennis learning experience, you can check with your local tennis clubs for a tennis pro to mentor you. With your continued desire and motivation to learn tennis, it is never too late for you to learn how to play tennis.