how do i play tennis?
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Okay, the object, as you should know is to get the yellow ball over the net, and inside the lines. If you are playing 1 on 1, use the inside lines. if you are playing 2 on 2, then you have that extra area on the side to hit it in, the valley. You may want to start off just hitting the ball back and forth with your partner. But you want to follow through on your shots, at first just hitting it may seem like a good idea, but eventally you will suck. If you start off following through your shots (you will be bad at first) but you eventally will get better.\n\ncheck out the link for more info...
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Okay look at it this way...What will playing soccer do your your tennis skills?! Well lets break them down one by one shall we. (Now these is something that you can use to tell your parents to encourage them if you're really interested in playing soccer.)\n\n- running: it keeps you fit and flexible and helps with your agility.\n- footwork: will be dramatically improve since that is what soccer is all about. The better footwork you have the more you excel. Plus you need to have good footwork on the tennis court, eh?\n- aiming: sure its with your feet rather than with your hand but it will help you with your concentration. Make your more visual so you can visualize where ur gonna send that tennis ball.\n\nGetting ready: Keep running. Just like tennis where you help your agility around the court by running for the balls down the line do the same thing for soccer. Just place them farther apart each time as your progress. Take time with concentrating on the ball and keep reminding yourself that you are not allowed to touch the ball with your hands unless you are a goalkeeper!
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You can watch or go to a tennis competition and observe how the advance level players serve and just imitate and practice it. Try the underhand serve it will go over the net, but you got to adjust your strength (power) , so the ball wont go flying out of the court or lines.\nCheck out the link below, the videos on there teaches you the correct way to serve a tennis ball!!!
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For digging....Make sure you are not swinging at the ball. If you have your hands in the right place and the hit is hard enough, the ball will pop right off your platform. (also....have your hands positioned to the setter so your ball won't go right in front of you) \n\nFor serve receive....Before a game...try to know what types of serves your opponent has. Float serves will tend to change direction at the last second, so be ready to move your feet. For top spin, getting to the right place is half the battle. Then just stick out your hands and angle to the target. (might require slight movement of the platform) For jump serve, it is likedigging, stick tyour hands out and angle because it is coming hard. \n\nFor passing...stay low (Good tip someone told me: if you can touch the ground without having to really extend your arm...you are low enough.) Also, have your feet spread out a little more than shoulder's length so you can move quickly and not easily fall over. IF you are over-passing, take a little off and aim behind to the ten foot line and maybe then the pass will land past what you aimed for and to the correct  spot.
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I have coached highschool and college tennis, they way most programs work is that you can only challenge two ranking spots above you.  So the most any player could move is two spots.  The way a ladder is established is through round robin play.  That means players are divided into groups according to ability and the members of that group play each other to establish an order.  There are different rules which govern how far a player falls after losing a match.  Some teams have the two players switch positions like player 3 goes to 1 and player 1 goes to 3.  Other programs have player 3 go to one but player 1 goes to two and player 2 is pushed down to the third spot.  These are the most common ways to establish a team ladder or ranking.
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For a one-handed backhand:\n1. Keep your hips parallel to the long side of the court during the entire swing. In other words, don't twist your hips. \n2. Follow through with the racquet. \n3. Watch Roger Federer! His one-hander is the best. \nFor a two-handed backhand:\n1. Make sure your arms are extended during the swing. \n2. Hit a two-hander like you would a forehand with your non-dominant arm. So, if you're a righty, work on your lefty forehand and when you put your right hand on there, let your left hand do the most work. \n3. Start the stroke with your hips parallel to the long side of the court, but unlike the one-hander, twist your hips during the stroke. \n4. Follow through with both hands on your racquet. \n\nIf all else fails, watch the pros!
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at this point, all you can really do is play and play and play. get out onto the court and play as much as possible. have somebody who can feed balls just feed you for a while and even though it will be very boring and you will probably hate it, you will get tons better. play lots of matches with other people around your level, if not better. if you lose to somebody, take notes and try to use that to your advantage and keep playing them until you win. then after that, start playing better and better people. good luck.
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try concentrating on these three things\n\n-bend at the knees slightly\n-follow the ball to the racket with your eyes\n-follow through steping your back leg up so your facing the net
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Click in the game click on the help menue and find the instructions on how to play located there. Have fun
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depends on your level and your swing (if it is fast or not), there are raquets more suitable for baseliners, other raquets are better for serve and volley players... \nyou should go to a tennis pro shop where you can ask for help and you should try the raquet before you buy it. In pro shop stores they ussualy have demo raquets.
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Yes, I do. You don't have to play something your entire life to be good at it. I know someone who started playing tennis when they were 10 and they're the best tennis player I know. They went to state, and they're only 16 years old. They've only been playing for six years and they're good enough to go to state, so if you play for 15 years, who knows what you could do... Just stick with it, and if you really love tennis, you'll be willing to put all the hard work that's needed into it. \n\nBest of luck!\nSarah ^_^
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I have been playing table tennis for about 5 years now. I have a very powerful backhand and a reliable forehand. I also have quite a good serve. Here are some tips and tricks that I have gathered throughout the years:\n\n\nBackhand:\n\nI hit with a pretty full motion swing. I try to focus on contacting the ball in the center of the paddle (this goes for the forehand as well). So when you are practicing, try to think about hitting the ball with the center. You will not succeed every time, but as you practice this more, you will develop better judgment and will be hitting the ball more cleanly. Also, think about brushing up on the ball. Try to impart quite a bit of topspin, but also do not forget to hit through the ball a bit.\n\n\nForehand:\n\nAlthough I am weaker off this wing, I can still over you some tips. When I hit a forehand, I try to "wrap" the ball with my paddle. In other words, when the ball is coming towards you, get your paddle below the level of the ball and swing up. As your paddle reaches the top of the ball, rotate it so it "wraps" around it. I found that this helps me keep the ball on the table and minimizes the chance that it will sail long.\n\n\nServe:\n\nThe most common mistake I see people make is they try to hit the ball as hard as they can and when they do not get it in, they get upset. In the beginning, your main goal should be to get your serve in, for if you cannot get your serve in, it doesn't matter how good the rest of your game is. The serve is THE most important shot in table tennis! When you are getting your serves in, then begin to apply spin and power accordingly.\n\n\nTHE MOST IMPORTANT TIPS:\n\nKeep your eyes on the ball at all times! This is very important, do not lose track of it. At first, you might lose track of it, but as you practice keeping your eyes on the ball, you will become better at tracking it.\nBend your knees! When you hit, this will allow you to get under the ball better, lower your center of gravity, and provide more power for your shots as you are using the leg muscles as well in your shots.\nAlways keep moving! Footwork is one of the most important aspects of the game. Always keep your feet moving. This will help you get into position and will give you more time to prepare to hit the shot correctly.\n\n\n\nGood luck!
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go to www.tennis.com where you can subscribe for tennis magazines that gives you advices for that or you can go to www.atptennis.com or www.usta.com\n. I would suggest the first and the third choices are the best.
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Ball machines are great ways to groove your strokes. Repetition is really what you need to be doing. Hitting against a wall is great too if you don't want to buy a ball machine. Also, you should find a regular hitting partner who is your at the same level as you are and you can do drills together. Drills I like to do are forehand crosscourt, backhand crosscourt, forehand down the line, backhand down the line, etc. You should also remember that lessons don't really do anything unless you play in between the lessons. It is said that for every hour of lessons, you should practice for 4 hours. After you've solidified your strokes, play points! Work on strategy and placement, patterns, etc. If you want to be top level, you should also work on fitness. Agility, strength, speed, etc. Hope this helps. Good luck!
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set the ball into a spin after you places it on your finger. then try to balance it for as long as you can. keep practicing till you can do it properly.
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Ha ha! My greatest weakness in tennis is serving too! I suggest to keep on practicing. I practiced that for a few weeks and became steadily better. The correct way is to:\n1. Hold you racket and tennis ball, racket in your "writing" hand and tennis ball in the other,\n2. Swing your racket half a circle back, with a lot of power, and\n3. Quickly through your tennis ball in the air.\n\nYour swing with the racket should give you power. By the time you're done with the swing, you should instantly throw the tennis ball in the air. Thsi gives the serve more power form the swing. If you swing your racket and then throw the tennis ball in the air too late, your power from the swing will be gone and it will be a useless gesture. Hope that helps!
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From a personal level i would suggest a heavier racket overall. It will give you the power that new players seem to always want yet you wont kill you arm getting it. Instead you can focus more on placement.  With a lighter racket you need a faster, not necessarily stronger, swing. The absolute best thing to do would be to go to a tennis shop and try out the demos. It is the only way to try it. That is how i found my racket (babolat pure drive).\nDont listen to Lady, do not just pick a brand if you have any intention of continuing tennis past strictly recreational.