If you want to start playing tennis or just want to play for fun you need at least two important things:
-racquet
-tennis shoe
If you have these things you can go and being on the court. If you dont have the correct shoe you aren't allowed to be on the court.
There are many types of rackuet for beginner/children/adult/professional etc
The major different between them is in the size and weight of each racquet.
I used to bought all my tennis stuff before I came to college in a website that called Tennis-warehouse.
This website have the all stuff for tennis and for any level.
Here is a link to this website:
www.tennis-warehouse.com
I really recommend to buy there, they have the all new stuff and very good and hot prices.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Maybe Tennis shoe looks similar to running shoe, but there is a big different in the sole of the shoe. The sole of a tennis shoe is thicker and stronger. It's keep on your ankles when you brake on the court.
As I mentioned before there are four types of courts. Therefore there is a shoe for each type of court.
Here is an example for a teniis shoe:
There are many good comanies of sport shoe but not all of them sell tennis shoe. for instance: saucony.
It's very important to know the difference and to know which shoe are you going to buy.
As I mentioned before there are four types of courts. Therefore there is a shoe for each type of court.
Here is an example for a teniis shoe:
There are many good comanies of sport shoe but not all of them sell tennis shoe. for instance: saucony.
It's very important to know the difference and to know which shoe are you going to buy.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
About the court
The court size is constant and cannot be changed.
As you see, this is the certified court.
Everyone that want to make a tournament need to get an approval from a referee to use the courts. The referee come to check the sizes of the courts. The net also need to be in a define height, and before every match the referee should check the height of the net.
So, the sizes are define and cannot be changed. Only the surface of the courts can be changed.
There are four surface:
1. Grass
2. Clay
3. Hardcourt (asphalt)
4. Carpet (Indoor)
Grass court:
Clay court:
Hardcourt (Asphalt):
Carpet (Indoor):
As you see, this is the certified court.
Everyone that want to make a tournament need to get an approval from a referee to use the courts. The referee come to check the sizes of the courts. The net also need to be in a define height, and before every match the referee should check the height of the net.
So, the sizes are define and cannot be changed. Only the surface of the courts can be changed.
There are four surface:
1. Grass
2. Clay
3. Hardcourt (asphalt)
4. Carpet (Indoor)
Grass court:
Clay court:
Hardcourt (Asphalt):
Carpet (Indoor):
A little History..
I would like to interst more and more people to use this blog to become a tennis member or fan.
So for the begining I will tell you a little bit about the Tennis History:
The history of tennis dates back several thousand years. The game was first created by European monks to be played for entertainment purposes during religious ceremonies. To begin with, the ball was hit with the hand. Soon the leather glove came into existence. This was soon replaced with an adaptive handle for effective hitting and serving of the ball. Thus was born the first racquet. With the evolution of the racquet, the tennis balls also underwent frequent alterations. The first tennis ball was wooden. It gave way to a bouncier, leather ball field with cellulose material. The monasteries across Europe cherished the game during the 14th century much to the chgrin of the church. The game soon became very popular, predominatntly in France where it was adopted by the royal family. During the period between the 16th and 18th centuries, the game called "Jeu de paumme"- the game of the palm was a highly regarded by kings and noblemen. The French players would begin the game by shouting the word "Tenez" which mean "play" the game soon came to be called royal or "real tennis". In 1874, Major Walter Wingfield acquired the patent rights for the equipments and rules for the game which bore close resemblance to the modern tennis. On the same year, the first tennis courts emerged in the United States. The game soon spread to different parts of the world like Russia, Canada, China and India. The smooth croquet courts served as ready tennis courts during those times. The originak court devised by Wingfield was in the shape of an hourglass which tapered at the net. It was shorter than the modern court which we have today. His version of tennis courts and the rules of games underwent a fair amount of chabges and amendments till the game gave to the modernized version which is played today.
So for the begining I will tell you a little bit about the Tennis History:
The history of tennis dates back several thousand years. The game was first created by European monks to be played for entertainment purposes during religious ceremonies. To begin with, the ball was hit with the hand. Soon the leather glove came into existence. This was soon replaced with an adaptive handle for effective hitting and serving of the ball. Thus was born the first racquet. With the evolution of the racquet, the tennis balls also underwent frequent alterations. The first tennis ball was wooden. It gave way to a bouncier, leather ball field with cellulose material. The monasteries across Europe cherished the game during the 14th century much to the chgrin of the church. The game soon became very popular, predominatntly in France where it was adopted by the royal family. During the period between the 16th and 18th centuries, the game called "Jeu de paumme"- the game of the palm was a highly regarded by kings and noblemen. The French players would begin the game by shouting the word "Tenez" which mean "play" the game soon came to be called royal or "real tennis". In 1874, Major Walter Wingfield acquired the patent rights for the equipments and rules for the game which bore close resemblance to the modern tennis. On the same year, the first tennis courts emerged in the United States. The game soon spread to different parts of the world like Russia, Canada, China and India. The smooth croquet courts served as ready tennis courts during those times. The originak court devised by Wingfield was in the shape of an hourglass which tapered at the net. It was shorter than the modern court which we have today. His version of tennis courts and the rules of games underwent a fair amount of chabges and amendments till the game gave to the modernized version which is played today.
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