Bonus tip: When practicing/executing the drop shot, try to make the ball bounce twice in the service box - ideally three times. Three times is an art so if you can do this consistantly, you're on to a winning shot!

Bonus tip: Adults should be following the same regime to ensure that their game stays to the best of their potential. Adults are also more prone to injuries so high in-take of fluid can help those tired muscles last those extra tough games and help outlast your opponent!

Bonus tip: When finishing your swing, finish over your same shoulder as opposed to the opposite shoulder (as a usual groundstroke). This will reduce the forward movement of the swing and generate more of an upwards movement which will brush up the back of the ball more effectively. 

Bonus tip: If you're already going to Wimbledon, make sure you enter the free ballot near the entrance. This gives you a chance in being offered tickets for the following year. It is the cheapest and easiest way to try and get tickets. You can also join the L.T.A as a member and be entered into their ballot. This will cost you the basic player membership (which is fairly cheap) but your chances of being drawn are far greater than the normal ballot.

We will let you know once this has been launched so that your junior players can build up their enthusiasm for tennis even more!

Bonus tip: The more juniors get involved with tennis off-court, the better they will be on court. This enthusiasm drives them to do bigger and better things on the tennis court.

Bonus tip: If you have half the time to react, that means so does your opponent. The only difference is that they don't have the luxury of using the same grip from the baseline!

All the LTA tennis coaches are well trained and CRB checked so you can be sure that you are selecting a quality, trustworthy tennis coach to improve your game.

After this, hitting the ball with your strings will become much easier! 

Bonus Tip: Once you are used to this, you can try hitting the ball with the grip of your racket. Keep trying harder skills to improve your hand-eye co-ordination.

Red - Large and slow. This helps toddlers with their co-ordination and vision. A larger target to hit, combined with slower movement and bounce helps toddlers to get used to the movement and trajectory.

Orange - Normal size and mid pace. This is designed for children between 4-8 years old. This ball is designed to get them more in tune with the real game but with the slower pace to still help them develop their strokes and co-ordination.

Green - Normal and full pace. The only difference with this tennis ball is the weight/compression to help our junior players progress to the next level without straining their muscles - again, to help them concentrate on theirtechnical game.

Bonus tip: Practise co-ordination tricks such as bouncing two balls at the same time to help develop your mental game of tennis as well as your technical game. Look out for new tricks in our Kid zone!

This helps you with a few things:

1) You control your balance
2) It stops you being wrong footed
3) It causes you to bend your knees which speeds up your burst to the ball

Bonus tip: This is great when approaching the net. It helps you cover more ground and reduces the gaps that are available for your opponent to pass you.

Start by trying to bounce on your toes for the first point of every game, then once you start finding this easy, try doing it for the first 2 points of every game, and so on. Eventually you will become used to doing it making you quicker and fitter on court.

Bonus tip: The longer you can last on your toes (increase your fitness) - the further you can stretch your opponent to wear them down - without effecting your game. This is a great asset to your mental game as it can give you an edge over players that may be technical more proficient.

Bonus Tip: Ensure you hit the ball early and in front of you to make sure it goes cross court at a sharper angle. It is much harder to hit a cross court shot while the ball is level or behind you. 

"The thicker & lighter the frame, the smaller your tennis pain.”

Larger framed (combined with lighter weight) rackets are generally more resistant to vibrations as they have a larger surface area and are more generally more flexible. This means that they absorb and diffuse more vibrations which is a main cause of tennis elbow.
Another main cause is when playing with a heavier racket too early. With a heavier tennis racket you are more likely to play a technically imperfect shot which is another high factor of tennis elbow.

Note: Heavier rackets are not always bad, especially for more experienced players with good technique, as it can help develop your stroke even further by generating more momentum. Hoever, if you are new to tennis, it is recommended that you use a racket with a weight that is comfortable to you.

Bonus Tip: Concentrate on keeping you head and right shoulder (opposite if you’re left handed) down. If you focus on these 2 points, this should automatically move your body weight forward.

Next, hold the ball in your finger tips to gain better control of your placement. Positioning the ball here before you serve will reduce the chance of you tightening your muscles which makes it much harder to place the ball in the correct position.

Bonus tip:  Practise catching and throwing with your weak hand. This improves your co-ordination and makes it easier to produce a better ball placement. Do as much with your weak hand as possible to aid this co-ordination development - even using your mouse helps ;0)