My Tennis Experience
In February 2011 I signed up for tennis lessons at Westin Regina Hotel in Marina Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where I have my winter vacation condo. The next day I went to my very first lesson from 8:00am to 9:00am. I finally met the tennis pro, whose name was Fernando Ramos. When I first saw him, I thought he was really handsome! He was so friendly and he smiled when he welcomed me to his tennis class. He is such a funny person he makes me laugh and I like it, which is how he motivates me. The first key is to learn focusing. This means concentrating on where the ball is going so I either get away from it to prepare my stroke or get closer to it to hit it with control. So watching the ball at all times is very important and this takes concentration. He taught me balance and how to turn my wrist to make a nice swing with good timing for powerful stroke. Another thing he taught me was muscle memory. This means I had to repeat many times the same stroke. He also showed me how to hold the racquet with the proper grip for my forehand stroke and backhand stroke. At that time I was using a two handed grip on my racquet. He threw tennis balls to me so I could return and practice my swing. It was fun and interesting first lesson. We were working on my forehand for a while to develop the skills that I needed for a consistent stroke. Then after, I learned the skills and technique for the backhand. It was hard for me at first, but I said to myself; “Julie, you can do this!” This is the “I can do it” attitude that I always have when I do sports. I was feeling tired during my lesson but at the end, it was a very good cardio sport to play. Fernando made me run all over the court to hit the ball back and to get familiar with the size and distances of court layout and to get used to the height of the net. I remember that my both arms and legs were very sore the next day, but I felt happy. I put ice on my arms and legs and my knees too. Even though I was sore it was worth it. I did not know how much fun tennis was until I had this lesson, I loved it!
In February 2011 I signed up for tennis lessons at Westin Regina Hotel in Marina Puerto Vallarta, Mexico where I have my winter vacation condo. The next day I went to my very first lesson from 8:00am to 9:00am. I finally met the tennis pro, whose name was Fernando Ramos. When I first saw him, I thought he was really handsome! He was so friendly and he smiled when he welcomed me to his tennis class. He is such a funny person he makes me laugh and I like it, which is how he motivates me. The first key is to learn focusing. This means concentrating on where the ball is going so I either get away from it to prepare my stroke or get closer to it to hit it with control. So watching the ball at all times is very important and this takes concentration. He taught me balance and how to turn my wrist to make a nice swing with good timing for powerful stroke. Another thing he taught me was muscle memory. This means I had to repeat many times the same stroke. He also showed me how to hold the racquet with the proper grip for my forehand stroke and backhand stroke. At that time I was using a two handed grip on my racquet. He threw tennis balls to me so I could return and practice my swing. It was fun and interesting first lesson. We were working on my forehand for a while to develop the skills that I needed for a consistent stroke. Then after, I learned the skills and technique for the backhand. It was hard for me at first, but I said to myself; “Julie, you can do this!” This is the “I can do it” attitude that I always have when I do sports. I was feeling tired during my lesson but at the end, it was a very good cardio sport to play. Fernando made me run all over the court to hit the ball back and to get familiar with the size and distances of court layout and to get used to the height of the net. I remember that my both arms and legs were very sore the next day, but I felt happy. I put ice on my arms and legs and my knees too. Even though I was sore it was worth it. I did not know how much fun tennis was until I had this lesson, I loved it!
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