Have you ever had a love for competition? How about tennis? There are many interesting facts in tennis.It also has an interesting history. In the history of tennis it was thought to arrive around the 12th Century in France. The weird thing about tennis back then was it wasn’t called tennis; it was called Jeu de Paume (meaning ‘’game of the palm’’). Originally it was just a game to play for entertainment. It was mostly popular in England and France. . When the first game was played you did not use
those around you and gain followers. Once you have followers, set a goal for the group, because how effective a leader you are is measured by your ability to achieve these goals. For the past five years I have been fortunate enough to have a job as a tennis instructor for the Scituate Youth Center. The Scituate Youth Center is a non-profit organization that offers various sports clinics and programs to anyone between the ages of four and seventeen. It has been around for over 40 years, and currently
Tennis is a sport that most people don’t normally think about on a daily basis. The first thing that comes to mind is that it’s a boring sport for those in a higher class or somewhere off in the depths of France or Britain. Even so, the history of tennis is something that is quite interesting and the games involved can be profound. How did the sport of tennis come to be? Are there any variations of the sport? How has the equipment changed throughout the years? Why is tennis still around today? All
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enjoyed playing were baseball and tennis. Although Baseball and tennis are both sports that involve using a club to hit an airborne ball, they differ because of the equipment used to play them, the rules for each game and the way points are scored. First of all to play a baseball game you need to have a baseball, a baseball bat, baseball mitts, helmets and uniforms but to play a tennis game you only need two tennis rackets, tennis shoes and a tennis ball. As a result tennis is much less expensive to play
Intentions Many competitive tennis athletes come from affluent wealthy families. The parents of the athletes are commonly surgeons, lawyers and business executives, as competitive tennis comes with a large financial commitment. McCraw conducted a survey which shows that parents for a competitive tennis player aged 8 to 12 years old typically spend around $10,000 a year on training, travel and tournaments. While in the 16 to 18 year old division, the costs rise to $35,000 per year for training
Bonding With Friends at Tennis Camp During the summer months following my seventh grade school year, I was involved in tennis camp activities with two of my closest friends, Suzanne and Erin. This was the first time that we were able to get to know each other better away from school since we did not have any classes together that year. Even though we were good friends, I had never felt a sense of camaraderie with either of them because they participated in sports, while I was involved
Training Program for Tennis The aim of my training programme is to improve my cardiovascular endurance for tennis. I have no medical or health problems at the moment. By doing this training programme I could improve my fitness level. My fitness level at the moment could be improved. By improving my fitness level I can improve in all sports. Normally during a week I will play on average about 6 or 7 hours of various sports. These sports consist of football, tennis and badminton. If I am
6 Week Training Program For my GSCE Coursework I decided to perform a circuit-training programme for the sport of tennis. This durated for six weeks. I am already an experienced tennis player so this is to be taken into consideration with training procedures and results. Circuit training involves a series of exercises taking places at a 'station'. Circuit training is generally 75% anaerobic and 25% aerobic system, it is used to improve the following; speed, muscular endurance, aerobic
the way to very physical sports like Rugby and football. Other sports often played were tennis, Croquet, Horse Racing, and many more. One of the most commonly played, and most popular sport in the Victorian Era was lawn tennis. Tennis was a huge advancement in Victorian Era sports. It was first played in Victorian Era England, and resorts were the nesting grounds/birth place of tennis. (Unknown Author.) Tennis had a huge effect on activities that any class of people could participate in. Kids could
Coaching Tennis Some people may think that tennis is just a blow off sport, that it doesn’t take any talent, and anyone can do it. I started playing tennis about 4 years ago and I remember how hard it was to learn. One of my best friends and I started playing together and his dad had taught him how to play, when he first started teaching me I got really frustrated because I would keep hitting the ball out and I found out that playing and coaching tennis was much harder than it seemed. The
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most likely is the end of my tennis career, I have begun to reminisce on how I have adapted and grown as a player. I think one of my biggest growth periods in my game came after I really started to focus more on my mental tennis. It is one of those things that you don 't think about much when you are just learning the game but becomes an essential part of developing into a better player. I think my uncle, Vic Braden, explained mental tennis best in his book, Mental Tennis: How to Psych Yourself to
wished you could be a professional tennis player? Now you can. With a fast and powerful serve you can easily become a great player. Wouldn’t you love to serve the ball so hard that no one can hit it? With a few steps you will be able too achieve an ace. An ace is a term in tennis that is saying the opponent was not able to touch the ball when it was served over the net and then the person serving the ball receives an easy point. Every point in the game of tennis starts with a serve so wouldn’t you
Tennis History Tennis is a sport where you have a racket and you hit a ball back and forth . You can play against one person called singles or have a teammate and play two people called doubles. The way to win a point is when the other player can not hit the ball back and they miss. Tennis is in the olympics and is played by all ages. The sport was made in Birmingham England and first played in 1865.The rules have barely changed at all. Historians believe that it was originally played by minks in
competitively in sports until the 1900’s. I have always been interested in sports and living an active lifestyle, so when I reached high school and became more competitive, I wanted the best equipment to reach my athletic potential. I did some research and asked friends and family which brand of sports equipment and athletic wear they would recommend; many said Nike. This is understandable, because Nike outranks many competing companies due to its brand becoming a community of loyal customers, who
Beginning Tennis Tennis is a game in which two players or a pair of players use rackets to hit a ball over a net on a rectangular court. The history and origin of tennis was said to be started many years ago approximately the 12th century by European Monks. Before tennis got its name the game was called Paume basically meaning the ball was hit by the palm of the hand instead of a racket. In the earlier years the game was played in a monastery courtyard. The game used walls and sloped roofs as part
Tennis is like an artform; there is intrinsic beauty in the elegance and grace of clean execution. The satisfaction of painting the lines with a forehand winner or hitting a drop shot that bounces more than 3 times in the service box drives my passion for
The Origin of Fencing, Rowing, Tennis, Cock-fighting, Swimming, Golf, Badminton, Boxing and Bullfighting It is thought that the Egyptians began fencing as a sport and this is derived from images on walls and relics from that time. The images show fencers wearing forms of protective clothing, earflaps and having covers on the ends of their swords. It is also thought that they may have been used to let fighters practice their swordsmanship, without any danger of being harmed. Fencing will
the Battle of the Sexes, by Billy Jean King. The book chronicles the lessons Billy Jean King, a tennis legend and advocate for gender equality, learned from family, friends, and mentors growing up, as well as her efforts to help the women’s movement in the 1960s and 1970s. King writes that the lessons she learned as a child and young adult really paved the way for her success on and off the tennis court. The advice and life tips Billy Jean provides not only give the reader insight as to what kind