Beginner Tennis: Practice & Expectations

Series Summary

Tennis originated in Europe in the late 1800's and spread quickly throughout the English speaking world, particularly among the wealthy. It is now an Olympic sport and is played by people of many countries and social classes. Played on a flat court usually made of grass, clay or concrete, tennis players use a stringed rackets to pass a rubber, felt-covered ball back and forth over a net. The rules of tennis and the basic techniques of the players have remained relatively unchanged since the beginning of the game.

In this video series, our tennis expert will give free online tennis lessons for beginners by demonstrating the basic tennis strokes and volleys. He will give step-by-step instructions on how to place your feet and hold your tennis rack in order to execute a variety of tennis moves. Our expert will also demonstrate how to serve, including variations on serving for more advanced tennis players. Whether you are looking to take up the sport of tennis, or just want to improve your basic skills, this video will provide the tennis tips and techniques you'll need to excel.

Video Transcript

"Hi there, what we're going to do in this video series, is we're trying to give you an overview. The goal here is to help you to help yourself. Tennis is a game that takes a lot of practice to achieve competence, and that doesn't mean excellence. But you have to look at it as like a 3-5 year plan if you really want to become a good player, and that's going to require at least 2 to 3 to 5 days a week of practice. So what we want to try to do, is to show you how to practice, all the pitfalls that you might encounter and how to overcome them. But a lot of tennis, the best players in the world, they practice a lot on their own. So it's not just with a coach, it's not just with their friends, or their practice partner. They hit against the wall, they watch a video, they work out. There's a lot of training off the court that you can do. So I want to give you a little bit of a taste of everything that you might need to improve your game. Also, how when you get discouraged and reach those sticking points, you can overcome them. So strap yourself in, and enjoy the video and, we're here to help you help yourself, to help your game."