Joseph’s First Tennis Lesson

Joseph has now tried archery AND tennis. Both sports have been on his mind, so I setup lessons with each to test the waters. I figured one would win out over the other right away … apparently I was wrong. He thoroughly enjoyed both. Go figure. 🙂 So we’re going to test both for a month and then try to make a decision. In the meantime, here is a video and some photos!

Here is a 1 minute video … wait for it to load as it is 4.4Mb. Worth it!
Joseph playing tennis

His coach is originally from Finland. Funnier … she lives in our neighborhood!
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Practice balls … not the “full strength” ones that normal people use. They are for practice with kids. Apparently, they are slower and bounce more.
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Learning how to hold and swing.
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Elbow up!
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He missed the first few times … but not this one!
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