is playing a game called tennis. There are many sports in the world. There is soccer, basketball, baseball, tennis, swimming, track, etc. Tennis may not be as popular as the others such as soccer and cricket but tennis is a good sport to play. Tennis has some unique rules to it, is great for the body, and is a very social sport. A large amount of people play tennis casually. In tennis, the mechanics are balanced, they are also different from many other sports. In tennis you have to hit a
perforated ball that’s very similar to a Wiffle ball, both of which can be purchased at sporting goods stores and some superstores like Target. It’s played on a court about a quarter of the size of a tennis court, and follows similar rules as that sport. It’s not merely a smaller version of tennis, however, as certain rules make it stand out, such as players are not allowed to approach the net – an area called “the kitchen” – unless the ball drops there first. Another important rule is the first
Literature Review Introduction The game of tennis has a unique aspect, because it can be played on different surfaces such as: clay, hard and grass. In order to be at the top of the rankings, tennis players need to perform well on all of those surfaces. One of the reasons is because four main tennis tournaments, which are called Grand Slams, are played on four different surfaces (Girard, Micallef, & Millet, 2010). Those tournaments do provide the most ranking points and even has the biggest prize
& Can, S. (2016). Physiological responses and match characteristics in professional tennis players during a one-hour simulated tennis match. Journal of Human Kinetics, 50(2), 83-92. Tennis is one of the few games that has no time limits and players should keep their physical form at the highest level when entering to play tennis tournaments in order to achieve the best possible results. The researchers of this article mostly focused on how tennis players responded to physical activity, which they
The most important skill in tennis game is serve which tennis player must get in order to have successful attack. It is also the power stroke that has paying attention the most analytical interest from biomechanists. The objective of the server’s is to serve the ball directly into service area of challenger’s court. For reducing the challenger’s reaction time and their ability to return the ball accordingly, the ball must be smash with greater amount of ball velocity. According to Mark Kovacs in
In tennis a junior would compete for best of 3 sets. But, in Grand Slams males play best of 5 and females play best of 3. A tennis court is 78 feet by 36ft. According to tribe sports the average professional male runs 3 miles in a match travelling an average of 8-12 metres per point. However, tennis is known for it’s extremely high intensity nature for short bursts that occurs within a long period of time. The average point length is 6.36 seconds, which is constantly decreasing. However players on
do this’’ or ‘’I am going to win this match.’’ Besides positive self-talk and its necessity, it is important not to allow negative thoguhts such as ‘’that player is better than me, he looks stronger than me’’ or ‘’I don’t think I can make it against this guy’’. A lot of players don’t like to play alone and be alone on the court. This is why affiramtions present another strong weapon in staying mentally strong during the match. For instance, in college tennis, you will players that are not in the
The section in this chapter that I found fascinating is when the authors discusses intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Before this section, I only heard of these words in my behavior modification psychology class third semester. In this section however, I especially enjoyed the example about the children playing math games. I was not surprised to see that the children spent more time playing the games when a reward was at stake. I feel, people in this day and age work or participate in activities
As tennis players we all strive to have the very best strokes and hit the ball as hard and as accurately as possible – EVERY single time. However, this strategy is not always the best and most intelligent one to employ. Tennis is a very unique sport that takes a lot of physical and mental strength, along with unyielding strategical discipline. In order to be a successful player you must resist the temptation of trying to rip every single ball past or through your opponent on the majority of your
freshman year when I first found out how much of an impact a tennis captain can make on a fellow player. I had just lost one of the first challenge matches I'd ever have and I was absolutely devastated. It was against a girl that completely destroyed me, the resulting score was 0-10. At the time, I thought that this was going to be how all challenges matches were going to be and that I just wasn't cut out for the rigors of high school tennis. I walked off the court, trying not to cry and I eventually