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Can you believe its already May? I can’t. With the month of May we know that summer is right around the corner. Which also means, schools out. Summer vacation can lead to a huge dent in our wallets. I try to find as many fun activities to do in the summer that are free. Here’s where tennis comes in. Did you know that May is Tennis month? Well, it is. For Tennis month this year, the USTA just wants to encourage families to get outside and play tennis as a family activity. Its great exercise and most tennis courts are completely free! Plus the USTA started a new learning format called Quickstart that uses small courts and more child appropriate equipment (low compression balls and racquets that vary by age/size) to introduce kids to the game much the same way other sports like baseball (ie Tee Ball) does.
Personally, I love tennis. I think its great exercise and its a ton of fun. We recently received some tennis equipment to help promote Tennis month. I can’t even describe how excited Hunter was when we opened the box. There was a racquet for me and one for him, tennis balls, and low compression balls which were nice and soft for him to learn with. We also received
a parents guide to help me teach my son some drills. Over the weekend we hit the courts, and this was Hunters first time playing tennis. At first he was just wacking the balls all over the place, which I have to admit was pretty funny. He loved chasing after the balls and hitting them back to me…its a good thing we were the only ones on the court. I had brought the guide with me and the drills were pretty easy to follow. The guide is age appropriate and he was really able to get the hang of it pretty quickly.
a parents guide to help me teach my son some drills. Over the weekend we hit the courts, and this was Hunters first time playing tennis. At first he was just wacking the balls all over the place, which I have to admit was pretty funny. He loved chasing after the balls and hitting them back to me…its a good thing we were the only ones on the court. I had brought the guide with me and the drills were pretty easy to follow. The guide is age appropriate and he was really able to get the hang of it pretty quickly. By the end of the hour, we were both sweating and still smiling. I, of course, was thinking of all the calories I was burning….bikini here I come. And I think he was just happy to get to run around and smack balls as hard as he could in a structured game. I meant to take pictures of him playing but like a dummy, I forgot my camera. But, still we both had lots of fun and I think tennis is a great activity for families and kids to stay active. So, help the USTA promote Tennis month and get out there with your family and play tennis. Even if you’ve never played before, you can download the drills guide off the USTA website and they are really easy to follow drills.
To help the USTA promote Tennis month, one of my lucky readers will win their own bundle of tennis equipment. Included is an adult racquet, corresponding racquets to their children’s ages, a canister of adult balls and low compression balls for younger children, quickstart information and corresponding learning manuals for their children also based on age. How awesome is that?
To Enter: Tell me what other family activity you like to do in the summer with your kids to keep them active. This is the mandatory entry if it is not followed all other entries will be disqualified.
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What a nice giveaway. That is a great exercise for a parent and child. we walk a lot for exercise.
We all like to pretend that we can play tennis-
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We all walk the dogs after dinner.
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We have bike races around the block
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For the summer months, we installed a sand volleyball court in our backyard, so the top two activities besides tennis that we do as a family are volleyball and badminton – with trips to our swimming pool in between games, of course. Thanks for the terrific giveaway – would love to surprise my family with some new racquets!
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We do alot of running around in the yard playing tag and badmitten
Great giveaway. I’d love to play tennis with my son. Now, our family rides our bikes a lot. We have a great bike trail near our house that follows the river and we bike out and have picnics quite a lot. Thanks for the contest.
We like to go canoeiing at Beavers Bend St Park in Oklahoma. I t is only an hour away and the kids love it.
We play baseball and go swimming.
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We like to swim and hike around our beautiful parks and nature reserves.
Over the weekend I jog with my 2 daughters
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We like to play frisbee and catch.
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Both my boys want to learn tennis this summer! What an awesome giveaway. I go for bike rides with my boys so that we all stay active in the summer.
We all really enjoy playing badminton. We play the traditional game with the net but then we have about 4 other badminton style games with other racquets/catchers that don’t involve nets. LOVE it!
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I like tennis. My wife and I could go play tennis. Thank you for the opportunity!
Picnics in the local park is a fun time for our family! We load up anything in the fridge, balls and a blanket and off we go! Making memories! Thank you for this awesome giveaway! Would love to have the tennis equipment for me and my eight year old son!
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Our family loves to swim in the summer! We also enjoy late evening walks together!
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We are a very active family of 5! In the summer months we love to go waterskiing and boating with our 3 young children. My youngest is 7 months old so we won’t count her, but our two other children are quite the little swimmers for such a young age! But, there are many summer days when it rains so my husband and I have been talking about starting up tennis lessons for the kids, the two older ones. We belong to a large gym that has indoor tennis courts and they do offer lessons for children so I almost jumped out of my seat when I saw your wonderful giveaway! This is just the jump start we need to get our kids going on those lessons, and it is something the entire family can do together! My husband and I both play, but not regularly so we can back into it again too! Thanks so much for the chance to enter.
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