| It's one thing finding beginner tennis lessons online and | | | | all the strokes and footwork patterns. Now you only |
| another thing whether you actually found a good way | | | | have to actually do it on the court. |
| to learn how to play tennis. | | | | And the cons of online tennis lessons for beginners? |
| But suppose you found a good online tennis lesson; | | | | 1. No feedback from the coach. This means that if a |
| how does it compare to a real on court tennis | | | | tennis beginner misunderstands the instruction in the |
| instruction session? | | | | online tennis lesson, a coach cannot correct them. |
| Here are the pros of online tennis lessons for | | | | So you might end up learning a slightly incorrect stroke |
| beginners: | | | | from the beginning without even noticing that. |
| 1. They are more systematic. What often happens on | | | | 2. You miss on the fun and the social part of tennis. |
| court is that a tennis beginner starts making minor | | | | When you have a real tennis lesson with a coach, you |
| mistakes and this causes the coach to deviate from | | | | can play many fun games and activities which will help |
| the original plan and perhaps miss some of the | | | | you improve faster. |
| fundamental skills in the first few tennis lessons. | | | | You also get to know a new person and gain a new |
| An online tennis lesson is already prepared, either | | | | friend. If you are learning tennis from behind a |
| written as an article or taped as a series of video clips | | | | computer, it can be very lonely. |
| and you can be sure that it will guide you in a very | | | | 3. You cannot accelerate your learning. If an |
| effective way through your first lesson. | | | | experienced tennis coach guides you through your first |
| 2. You control what you want to learn. In case you | | | | on-court lesson, he will be able to judge whether you |
| already know some of the strokes, you can quickly | | | | are learning fast or slow. |
| scan the online lesson and choose what you need to | | | | A coach can then adapt the learning process to |
| learn. | | | | accelerate your learning in various stages of your |
| When you are on court, the coach controls the flow of | | | | beginner experiences. |
| the lesson and you may find it difficult to tell the coach | | | | If you are learning tennis online, you are not able to |
| what to you. You are a tennis beginner after all. | | | | judge whether you could learn something faster or in a |
| 3. They are much cheaper or even free. A typical | | | | different way which may be more suitable for you. |
| tennis lesson with a professional coach costs between | | | | In summary, learning tennis from online tennis lessons |
| $40 and $50 and you need at least 10 to start playing | | | | can be much cheaper and a very practical way to |
| some real tennis. | | | | jump start your tennis journey. |
| A full collection of online tennis lessons can cost you | | | | But sooner or later you will probably have to find a pro |
| less than $50 and for that you get the information for | | | | to take you to the next level. |