Big surprice.., my doughter plays great level of tennis...

[pepe01]

I never saw my Doughter Giselle as tennis player, besides i love tennis and is my passion, some times when i been watching a match she aproached to me and identify players but never asked to me to play tennis.

But one day she wake up early morning and saw me with my bag and raquets ready to go to tennis court and told me ... hey dad wait a second i want to go with you....

She was ready in 3 minutes and take one of my T fight 320...ok i am ready...
( she is 7 years old), when we arrived to courts she told me, i am going to see you dad, just that...after a match with one of my partners, she asked to me to play two or three balls, and what a great surprice, she was 9 metters from the net and start to do a great job doing a good motion and forehands all balls over net and inside courts, then we try with back hand, as i play back hand with one hand, she start to shot with one hand, it was great, doing propper motion with a western grip and all balls over net and inside court.

When we finished, she told me ''' Dad, i guess i will try to play tennis, so i want to return tomorrow''

My partner saw all training and told me that....Partner Giselle has great skills to play tennis better than you and me.. you must to give to her support.

Now my question is what will be best trainnig plan and procedure to support her to learn and play tennis?

By the way, when i asked to her about she is taking my style to play tennis as pattern i mean back hand with one hand and forehand, she told me ....No Dad, i saw one of your tape recorders about one guy called ROGER FEDERER, he is great...she told me..................period

Regards

 

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I never saw my Doughter Giselle as tennis player, besides i love tennis and is my passion, some times when i been watching a match she aproached to me and identify players but never asked to me to play tennis.

But one day she wake up early morning and saw me with my bag and raquets ready to go to tennis court and told me ... hey dad wait a second i want to go with you....

She was ready in 3 minutes and take one of my T fight 320...ok i am ready...
( she is 7 years old), when we arrived to courts she told me, i am going to see you dad, just that...after a match with one of my partners, she asked to me to play two or three balls, and what a great surprice, she was 9 metters from the net and start to do a great job doing a good motion and forehands all balls over net and inside courts, then we try with back hand, as i play back hand with one hand, she start to shot with one hand, it was great, doing propper motion with a western grip and all balls over net and inside court.

When we finished, she told me ''' Dad, i guess i will try to play tennis, so i want to return tomorrow''

My partner saw all training and told me that....Partner Giselle has great skills to play tennis better than you and me.. you must to give to her support.

Now my question is what will be best trainnig plan and procedure to support her to learn and play tennis?

By the way, when i asked to her about she is taking my style to play tennis as pattern i mean back hand with one hand and forehand, she told me ....No Dad, i saw one of your tape recorders about one guy called ROGER FEDERER, he is great...she told me..................period

Regards

Pretty smart for a 7-year-old, anyway, the main thing is that shes having fun. Make sure to keep it that way.

 

[sonicboi21]

you don't want her to take tennis so seriously at a young age. its good to be competitive, but if she is too serious, make her take a break. if she gets to serious, she will get frustrated at losses and not take tennis as a game, but more like a... school subject if you will. if she is not doing well, she will be frustrated and get angry

 

[sonicboi21]

also, get her some lessons, find her a racket that she will like. match the rakcet to her playing style. find a pro who can work with her and help her improve

 

[pepe01]

Thank you for advice in this thread.

Yeap agree, must important thing is she enjoys this great sport, i let her know that she did it well and she has very good skills, if she want to keep playing, she just let me know and we will play together.

I am thinking to buy a proper raquet to her edge, she is tall and has big hands taking in consideration her edge but i know she needs a proper raquet to avoid any enjury.

The couch of collage tennis team (We practice at Collage tennis courts) saw her practice and call me to advice me about a accademy of tennis to boys and girls from 6 to 17 years old at this city, i let her know about it but it depends of her if she wants to be in that academy or not.

Mean while she enjoys her life, dancing, studing and loving her family.



Thank you and regards.

 

[TennisCoachFLA]

Only you know your daughter. 7 year old girls can be totally different in maturity and interests. The advice to pull her back if she starts taking tennis seriously because she will get "frustrated" is ridiculous. How on earth could anyone say that who does not even know this specific child?

I personally know kids who have lived tennis since age 5 and are amazingly well adjusted people. I also know kids who are messed up. Some kids are serious about their tennis or dance or gymnastics and never appear to be playing for fun, yet they love it as that is their personality type. Others are light hearted and silly no matter what they are doing. They all handle wins and losses in different ways.

Just follow her lead, if she wants to play let her, if she wants to take it very seriously let her, yeah she will probably have highs and lows, cries and frustration, such is life.....if she one day decides she wants to be less involved with tennis, again, let her. Tennis is a very self directed and self motivated game for kids. They are either into it or not, some quit and come back, some quit and do not....just let her lead and all will be fine.

The fact that she initiated the interest on her part is great. Now your job is to provide her opportunities and make sure she is the one who determines how seriously to pursue the game. But a parent should NEVER pull a serious kid back from tennis unless their doctor finds a health issue or it starts affecting their grades.

 

[pepe01]

Only you know your daughter. 7 year old girls can be totally different in maturity and interests. The advice to pull her back if she starts taking tennis seriously because she will get "frustrated" is ridiculous. How on earth could anyone say that who does not even know this specific child?

I personally know kids who have lived tennis since age 5 and are amazingly well adjusted people. I also know kids who are messed up. Some kids are serious about their tennis or dance or gymnastics and never appear to be playing for fun, yet they love it as that is their personality type. Others are light hearted and silly no matter what they are doing. They all handle wins and losses in different ways.

Just follow her lead, if she wants to play let her, if she wants to take it very seriously let her, yeah she will probably have highs and lows, cries and frustration, such is life.....if she one day decides she wants to be less involved with tennis, again, let her. Tennis is a very self directed and self motivated game for kids. They are either into it or not, some quit and come back, some quit and do not....just let her lead and all will be fine.

The fact that she initiated the interest on her part is great. Now your job is to provide her opportunities and make sure she is the one who determines how seriously to pursue the game. But a parent should NEVER pull a serious kid back from tennis unless their doctor finds a health issue or it starts affecting their grades.

Thank you, great advice, i will fallow...

By the way she arrived just minutes ago from school and advice me she wants a new raquet.........smaller, she adviced to me she and her mother ( my wife) yesterday searched by the net and found it a good one for her....

So here we go.....

Again Thank you to all of you for your advice.

My best regards

 

[Djokovicfan4life]

That's awesome that she's rocking the one hander. There aren't nearly enough female one handers in this world!