Learning to Love Tennis

Learning Tennis WHEN IT COMES TO SPORTS, KIDS JUST WANT TO PLAY, HAVE FUN WITH THEIR FRIENDS AND EXPERIENCE SUCCESS. THE NEW RULES FOR 10 AND UNDER TENNIS LET THEM DO JUST THAT. Kids & Sports Why Do Kids... Play Sports? Quit Sports? 70% OF kids QUIT . то НАVЕ FUN NO LONGER INTERESTED • TO DO SOMETHING IN THE SPORT THEY ARE GOOD AT NOT FUN ANYMORE ORGANIZED SPORTS BY AGE 13 • TO STAY IN SHAPE • TO LEARN NEW SKILLS OR IMPROVE CURRENT SKILLS THE COACH PLAYED FAVORITES /WAS A POOR TEACHER • TO HAVE FUN WANT TO P. O PARTICIPATE IN OTHER ACTIVIES SOURCE HARIANNE ENGLE, PH. D. SOURCE HEDSTROM GOULD 2004) Physics of Fair Play SCALING COURTS AND EQUIPMENT TO THE SIZE OF A CHILD MAKES IT POSSIBLE FOR KIDS TO LEARN BY PLAYING, THEREBY DEVELOPING A TACTICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE GAME. Caroline Roger Federer Serena Williams Rafael Nadal Wozniak: НЕКНТ HEIGHT Неонт. HEIGHT Averaga 69" 73" 69" 73" НEIGHT 45" STRIDE AABE ADULT 19 29 27" Average Height (u.s.) Stride Comparison Average Weight (u.S.) ADULTS Male: S'g" 69" CHILDREN Male: 19 Female: 19 CHILDREN CHILDREN ADULTS ADULTS Male: 29" Female 27 Female: 3'g" 45" Female: 45 Ibs Female: 5'4" 64 SOURCE LIVESTRONG.COM AVERAGE -YEAR-OLD SOURCE CDC.0OV TABLES AVERAGE -YEAR-OLD SOURCE CDC.GOV TABLES Measure for Success The Average Adult Tennis Racquet is 27" ADULT RACQUET The Ratio of The Ratio of Adult Racquet to Adult Height is 38: 100 Adult Racquet to Child Height is 60% 60: 100 100% 27" 19 10 AND UNDER TENNIS RACQUET 10 And Under Tennis Racquets start at 19" Racquet Weight CHILDREN ADULTS G OUNCES L37SLBS) 12.5 OUNCES L.6875 LBS) 19" 21" 23" SOURCE EN WIKIMEDIA.ORG/WIKURACOUET Courting Success CHILDREN DEVELOP SKILLS THROUGH REPETITION AND SPONTANEOUS PLAY - THE BEST COMBINATION FOR LOTS OF HITTING, MOVEMENT AND ACTIVITY. IN THE DRIVEWAY, AGAINST A WALL OR ON A COURT, KIDS LEARN TO LOVE THE GAME BY PLAYING AND GETTING GOOD AT IT. AGE 5-8 9 -10 10 -12 11+ COURT X 21 SINGLESs) (DOUBLES) 36' X 18' 78' X 27' (SINGLES) 787 NGLES) (DOUBLES) BALL RED FELT OR FOAM GREEN FELT SLIGHTLY REDUCED BOUNCE FROM YELLOW TENNIS BALL ORANGE FELT YELLOW BALL HORE REDUCED BOUNCE REDUCED BOUNCE SCORING / RULES 4-GAME SET USING NO-AD SCORING SCORING FORMATS MODIFIED E MATCHES ARE ONE 7-POINT TIE-BREAK SCORI -OR- THE RULES OE TTEN WITHIN BECOMMENDED 2 OUT OF 3 7-POINT TIE-BREAKS OR 2 OUT OF 3 4-GAME SETS USING NO-AD SCORING Ages 5-8 Age 9+ нЕIонт 3' CENTER 3'6" AT NET неонт: 2'9" POSTS Compare the Burn THE RULE CHANGE HELPS KIDS PUT DOWN THE REMOTE AND GET OFF THE COUCH. BY GRABBING A RACQUET, THEY CAN IMPROVE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING, ENHANCE SELF-ESTEEM, LEARN SPORTSMANSHIP AND DEVELOP CRITICAL-THINKING SKILLS, ALL WHILE ACTIVELY ENGAGING INA HEALTHY AND FIT LIFESTYLE. Soccer* 599 / HOUR Football* s98 / HOUR Tennis 563 / wour Basketball 493 / HOUR Skateboarding 352 / HOUR Baseball 352 / HOUR Golf 317/ HOUR Gymnastics 287 / woun CALORIES Frisbee 211 / HOUR- SOURCE NUTRISTRATEGY.COM/CALORIESBURNED HTH AVERAGE OF RECREATIONAL AND COMPETITIVE PLAY Additional Sources ENGLE, HARIAN DINILE OR/ARTTICLES/SPORTS ns PATHWAY COSTAND CLINICAL ASISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE NYU CHILD STUDY HEDSTROM A GOULD. ca004), RESEARCH IN YOUTH SPORTS: CRITICAL ISSUES STATUS, 21-23. EHTTP//www.EDUC.MSU.EDU/YSARTICLES/CTSAWHITEPAPERS POF) Connect with 10ANDUNDERTENNIS USTA 2012 BY UNITED STATES TENNIS ASSOCIATION. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. FR