Te girls started to take tennis lessons..... from their mom! We started the end of August 2x/week and we are having a great time. The girls are really working hard, and are having a lot of fun with various games (thanks for the tips Ruthie and Crandall), while I am pushing them with 'basis 1' the technique I learned from my tennis coach Silvester (dank je wel!). They both are really excited about being the first one to start, so we either practice catching balls, throwing overhead balls in the right service field, or underhand serving in the correct field, the one with the most successes out of 3 or 5 gets to start with the hopper of balls.
WE now use foam balls, that are a little slower, such that we can actually make pretty good rallies, yesterday up to 14! The girls are really proud of themselves, and so am I, and they don't even want to stop. after about 3 or 4 hoppers of balls, they practice 'kaats-stuit' bouncing the balls to improve their control over the ball, which they love doing! I am so excited, as it would be so awesome if we could play as a family someday. I have this sweet mother-daughter couple on my team, they are such a perfect example to me how much tennis together can contribute to a beautiful mother-daughter relationship. Thanks Nicole and Becky for the wonderful and warm example!
In the mean time, Jasper loves to play around on the tenniscourts, sometimes with balls, sometimes with a racket, or sometimes pushing the hopper around. He is always happy, good little boy. Can't wait for him to start too!
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