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Tennis: The Most Important Thing You Need to Know
There are two basic things you need to know about tennis rules. Firstly, it can be played by two opponents or two teams, each of which consists of two people – from here such concepts as singles and doubles in tennis arose. Secondly, the main task of tennis players and tennis players is to send a ball with a racket to the opponent’s side so that he cannot return it, and you can hit the ball on the fly – that is, without waiting for it to hit the court – or after a ball is touched once.
But these rules appeared relatively recently, while the history of tennis itself started back in the 11th century Europe – then up to 12 people could play tennis at the same time, and the ball was hit by hand. Over time, the game evolved, players began to use rackets and netting, and in the seventies of the XIX century, English Major Walter Clopton developed on its basis a new sport, which he called spherical. The Continue reading
Psychological installation for tennis players
The specificity of tennis is that any tournament, even the highest rank, consists of individual matches. It all starts with a victory in one match, which is the desired link in the chain leading to success in any competition. In order to win a specific match, it is necessary to subconsciously keep a clearly formulated setup formula throughout the match. Each tennis player is obliged to form an attitude for the upcoming match. How adequate it is to the conditions of the competition is revealed in the process of a duel or as a result of it.
psychology In tennis, installation means such a mental state of the athlete that determines his willingness to act adequately in the upcoming game situation for a certain time. “A player can be in one match, but at different hours he is definitely not like himself” (Sh.A. Tarpishchev). That installation affects from start to finish on the entire course of the tennis match.
psychologyA setting can also be formed on the basis of clearly formulated goals, tasks or instructions that are set by Continue reading
Types of Tennis Balls
So, probably you never thought about buying balls, how do they differ from each other? But they noticed that some balls last a long time, while others wear out and quickly lose pressure. Let’s try to figure it out.
In ancient times, balls were made from sheep’s skin and only at the beginning of the 19th century did they learn to make balls from rubber. To this day, all tennis balls are made of rubber with an external fabric coating. The standard ball weight ranges from 57 to 58 grams. And its diameter is an average of 6.5 cm. The type of external coating of a tennis ball depends on whether the ball is made with or without pressure. The ball with pressure loses the rebound gradually with the release of air from it, as if you imagine a balloon that is slowly blown away. And tennis balls without pressure keep the rebound for a very long time.
Pressure tennis balls are the most selling balls. They are considered better for playing than balls without Continue reading
