Back to School

School is starting in most places across the country. Do you know what that means? Parent's are scrambling to get used to a new schedule and often times a new workload for the kids. One of the things that always happens at the beginning of the school year is that parent's take the first two months sometimes to let the child get acclimated to school. In the process, they drop them from most of their activities and focus on school work and developing the routine for school.

It is not bad to slow down a little, set the routines, and get off to a good start. I am all for that. One thing you should do though is to keep your child with their tennis lesson or other activity they are doing. You may feel the need to just focus on one activity for a short time, but make sure they have that. Tennis is a learned sport. The more repetition you have, the more instinctual you become. You need to be consistent at least thirty minutes a week. Which is why we only teach thirty minute sessions. Research has proven that small amounts of time with extreme focus help build muscle memory better than trying to practice for long amounts of time with more put in to the time.

I want to encourage you to keep your child in their tennis lessons or activity as they start this new year. It will pay dividends as an outlet and release from their hard work in school. It will also provide an outlet for parents to meet with other parents, maybe find a tennis partner, workout partner, or a car pool driver. Who knows?

Anyway, I hope these thoughts are helpful to you and best of luck on this upcoming school year.