| When you start to learn a new skill in tennis you are | | | | executing your correct performance. |
| unaware of what is correct or incorrect performance, | | | | Your final stage of learning is to be able to perform |
| rather like a baby learning to walk. You may go out | | | | your skill automatically, when you have reached this |
| onto the tennis court and find out very quickly how | | | | stage congratulate yourself for a job well done. |
| hard it is to hit a tennis ball, let alone hit it to an area? | | | | The above four stages of learning have put many |
| You just do not know what to do, and of course you | | | | people off playing tennis, just because they have not |
| may become very frustrated. This frustration can | | | | been given the correct information on what the stages |
| sometimes put you off playing tennis for life. Keep | | | | of learning are. Reread the above stages of learning |
| reading this article and I hope you will want to play | | | | and make sure that you understand them, so that they |
| tennis for fun and enjoyment for life. | | | | will not put you of playing a great game. Not everyone |
| The next stage of learning is that you become aware | | | | will learn these stages at the same speed. Each |
| of your correct performance but cannot execute it | | | | person varies their learning by their natural aptitude and |
| consistently. Again if you are not advised and given | | | | desire to practice and learn. |
| quality help to guide you in the right direction, you may | | | | Remember if a first you do not succeed, do not give |
| well end up not liking tennis. | | | | up work on your desire to develop yourself and be the |
| If you have been given some good guidance then you | | | | best you can be. All the top tennis players in the world |
| will be able to focus all your mental and physical | | | | started to learn playing tennis rather like a baby |
| resources on your skill. This will help you to progress to | | | | learning to walk. |