Tips for visiting Wimbledon centre court and Championships as a first timer
Visiting Wimbledon centre court as a first time visitor, with tips for planning and visiting, and sharing our experience on semi finals day
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Starting rusty rackets adult tennis lessons
Starting a rusty rackets adult tennis lesson course, and getting back to tennis years later. Here’s how it went and what rusty rackets is
Benefits of sports: teaching resilience through tennis
Playing sport is so important for children to experience. Whether it’s playing as part of a team, or individual sports, there aren’t many downsides compared with the benefits. In particular, playing tennis has certainly helped with teaching resilience to the…
Taking up old hobbies – tennis
Hobbies. I’ve always had lots of hobbies, although nowadays they tend to be quite lazy ones. This year I’ve tried to get back into an older hobby – getting back to playing a bit more tennis. Previous hobbies are still…
Summer of tennis tournaments and tournament benefits for children
Well, another summer holiday is over, and it’s been another unusual summer. The last two years we’ve stayed at home. No holidays, only one proper day out in that time. This summer hasn’t been any different. Instead it’s been the…
Last team tennis match of the season
Finally we’ve had a good performance in tennis. Ok, it still wasn’t a win – just. We’re still trying to get over that hurdle. But it’s been great to finish off the season with a good attempt, a more even…
The return of county tennis training
It’s been great for the children being back at tennis. And for the adults – a chance to catch up on all the news since lockdowns, and get some fresh air. N’s team is back playing, with 3 matches under…
The return of tennis after lockdown
Wow, it’s felt like ages since tennis has been on. But step one of lockdown restriction easing was outdoor activities and sport, being able to meet up with 6 others, and organised sport, so it’s all a go with the…
Encouraging children to play fair in sports
Fair play is something I’ve been big on even back as a child. N seems to be stricter about it even more than I was, but maybe that’s just me looking in on the way he believes and acts, as…
New tennis team and why I love being team captain
It’s a new tennis season and N has a tennis team again. Just about. Last year, we didn’t have enough players for a mini orange team, but this year we’ve managed to scrabble around and find enough players for a…
End of summer junior club tennis fun
It’s been a long time since tennis matches have been played. Obviously lockdown since March meant tennis was off for a long time, although lessons and some local matches have started back. But even before March, matches were in short…