Today was my first official day of tennis practice. I was incredibly nervous, as I have not played a serious match of tennis for years. I still remember the basics of the sport, but I know that I am incredibly rusty, and that I have the potential for being ridiculed on the court. I just hope that I am able to relearn the sport and gain back a moderate level of skill that I had when I was younger. This will certainly be a new challenge for me to undertake, but I am eager to broaden my horizons in sports, as I have only been focused on soccer for so long and realize the need for something new in my athletic life.
Anyways, today at practice it was uniform for everyone, as all we really did was gear up for the upcoming season by reviewing the very basics of tennis. We split up into large groups and shared the three courts that we had. I felt that I was doing OK, as I could usually hit the ball over the net. However, I still knew very little, and if a shot didn't come perfectly to me, I had a great amount of difficulty in receiving it. I definitely need to work on finesse and power. I understand the concept and I can aim decently, but everything else is very rough around the edges.
We then worked with the coach on forehands, backhands, and serving. First, he hit balls to us over the net and we had to receive them as forehand or backhand depending on where they hit the court. I did very well with the forehands, and I can sense that I am improving in that aspect. I hit all of my forehand shots over the net, and with a fair amount of power. My backhands, however, were terrible. I can't muster up the power to always get them over the net as I am unsure of the method. I always hit them with the wrong part of the racket and it seems an altogether foreign concept for me. I know I need to improve my backhands.
Serving was a new skill that I developed. I barely remembered the technique, but I was surprisingly successful in accuracy and precision. My aim was great for an essential first-timer. I was proud of my progress so far, but I know that I still need to work on the power of my serves, as well as many other aspects of my tennis playing so that I might be able to compete.
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