Parents cover a very important part in the future development of their children. They provide guidance, conditioning, and discipline necessary not only for practice, stroke development and the attitude necessary to play tennis, but also for the sake of maturing into respectable young men and women. The mental part of the game is as important as any other part of the game since it plays a part on and off the court.

In Tennis, as in any other sport,  parents must make the correct decisions in many situations. For example:  selecting the best Coach possible, quantity of hours for daily training, if training will be daily, tournaments to play and many more. One of the most important decisions that parents must make with their young tennis player would be the selection of adequate equipment. See our Gear Guide for more information.

We at Grass Court Sports believe that racquets play a major role in the development of a child’s competitive tennis. The Junior player, whether are beginning, intermediate, advanced or starting their way in early tournament level, should be using a light to medium racquet with a light balance point or an even head. This will make the racquet easier to maneuver and increase the chances of a good stroke. The young player will also have a better opportunity to learn and accomplish proper preparation, acceleration and follow through that eventually all lead to better and more penetrable shots.

Studies have proved that Juniors that use “game improvement racquets” will have trouble in the future because their vision for the future is impeded by the lure of this short success. In order words, they tend to give up mastering of their stroke production for power racquets that are too bulky. Inproper use of heavy or heavy headed racquets can lead to injuries at their shoulders, wrists or elbows due to the strain from the heavy racquet combined with improper power shots.

Our specialists at Grass Court will help you make your decision on the racquet selection depending on age, size and level of play.

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