TENNIS for KIDS 5 Year Old Lesson 1

Show me how Alex hits the backhand. Oh my God. Only that hard? Oh yeah. Look at that. Go. Yes. Go back. Show me how mean you are. Oh. Hit the ball. Come on. Swing. Nice. Where's your ribs? Left ribs. Yes. Down the line. Nice. Go. Are you tired yet? No. Say never. Never. Good job. She's like hitting them. She's good. Take notes. So the backhand has to rotate. So the elbow goes next to your ribs. Do you like to punch people? You punch your brother? How do you punch? Show me. So we try to apply martial arts into tennis. Try to have like nice punches first in the belly and then try to have nice follow through with the racket. That works. I don't recommend teaching that. Why? Is it dangerous? Yeah. It's very dangerous. It's lower. I love that. Oh, nice catch of the racket. No. I see that she's so focused on the ball. For this age, for a five-year-old, she can follow instructions very well. Make sure you have the pinky down. Okay? Like that. Where's your left arm? By your ribs. Good job. Go. Are we going to do 100 of these? How about 200? Oh, yeah. Better than Alex. Come on. Bend your knees. Go. Low. Come on. Go back. Left arm straight. Stop. That was fantastic. Low five. You deserve water. Go. When you put numbers on the kids, they give more like the attention is higher and we can play sometimes like 10 in a row, 4 in a row, sometimes 50 balls, even if they miscontinue the number. The other part is you have to change the height and the length of the ball, so they have to see the reaction a little bit. She's five years old and I play with yellow balls, regular balls, and she still doesn't break down. I don't expect every five-year-old to be like her because she's a little bit on the stronger side. She's taller for her age, but she can handle it. Therefore, there's no reason to hold it back to play with orange duds and red balls and green duds. Play yellow ball, but it has to be monitoring the volume of it. As long as she's fine, she's excited about it, that's great. But she can bend her knees, she can have the left arm coordinated, moving like close and out. She can have the follow-through of the shoulder most of the times, but that's repetition. It's very good. Bounce. Go. Good. A little bit slower. Zero, zero, zero, zero, zero. Go. Great. Go. Good try. Nice, Lizzie. Go. Go back, back, back, back. Center. Go. Very good. Zero, zero, zero, go. Great. Zero, zero, zero, zero, zero, zero. High, zero, high, go. Great. Zero, high, zero, high, zero. Go. Good try. High, zero, high, zero, high, go. Nice. Zero, high, zero, high, go. Very nice. Go back. Zero, zero, zero, zero, zero, go. Oh my God, that's great. Zero, high, zero, high, go. Nice. Lizzie, who is your favorite tennis player? Who is your favorite tennis player? Djokovic. Djokovic? Do you know who is my favorite tennis player? A girl named Lizzie. You're my favorite tennis player. Do you like that? Yeah? You're a good tennis player. Go. Nice. Look at that backhand. What? Oh my God. Two in a row? Just make it three. One. Maybe inside the line. Oh boy. That was very cool. Are you trying to make the ball inside the line or outside the court? Inside the line. Okay. Where is the line? Somewhere there, right? Let's go. Inside. Very nice. Go. Excellent. But still outside the line, somehow. Yes, go behind the service line. This is the service line. Stay back. Zero, high, zero, high, go. Great. See how many in a row you can make. Can you make the whole basket over the net? Can you make 100? 200? Yes? No? I can't hear you, yes? All right. Inside the lines? Zero, high, zero, high. You've got to count, okay? You count. Go again. It has to be in a row. What's that? One. Very good. Two. Good. Three. Four. Zero, higher. Six. Seven. Eight. Nine. Ten. Over your shoulder. Go. Eleven. Nice. Twelve. Very good. Go. Thirteen. Nice. Fourteen. Fifteen. Sixteen. Over your shoulder. Seventeen. Yes. Eighteen. Zero, high, zero, high. Nineteen. Twenty. Zero, high, zero, high. Twenty-one. Twenty-two. What? How do you do that? Twenty-four. Over your shoulder. Twenty-five. Ah. So how many you made? Twenty-five. Twenty-four. You did twenty-five, you missed it. Got it? Let's try again. Let's make more than twenty-five. Go. Bounce, bounce, bounce. Twenty-five. No, zero. Go back to zero. Go. Twenty-five. What? One. Twenty-six. Okay, that's fine. Twenty-seven. Good. Twenty-eight. Uh-oh. Go again. Twenty-eight. Good try. Twenty-nine. Good. Thirty. Remember, you've got to go to a hundred, all the way to a hundred. Twenty-one. That's long. Go. Thirty-two. Hands together, hands together, hands together. Go. Thirty-three. Yes. Go. Thirty-four. Keep going. Over your shoulder. Thirty-five. Oh, yeah. Thirty-six. Yes. Thirty-seven. Go back, go back, go back, go back, go back. Go. Thirty-eight. Yes. Thirty-nine. Yes. Forty. Yes. Forty-one. I like that. Forty-two. Go. Forty-three. What? Go again. Forty-three. Yes. Forty-four. What? Are you getting tired? Forty-four. Let's go. Go. Bounce, bounce, bounce. Forty-five. Very nice. Forty-eight. Go back. That's it. Go back, go back, go. Forty-seven. Keep your racket higher. Forty-eight. Keep your racket higher. Yes. Forty-nine. Come on. Ninety. What? What is that? Is it new math? Go. Fifty-one. Fifty-two. Keep moving. You're not tired. Keep moving. Fifty-four. Go back. Behind the service line. Go back. Let's go. Fifty-five. Yes. Fifty-six. Very nice. Fifty-seven. Over your shoulder. Come on. Fifty-eight. Oh, no. Go back, go back, go back. Go. Fifty-eight. Yes. Fifty-nine. Yes. Ninety. What? Sixty. One. Go. Sixty-two. You can't beat me. You have to be good in math, right? Sixty-three. Yes. Go back to center. Center. Go. Sixty-seven. Go. Keep going. Sixty-nine. Keep going. Seventy. Very good. Over your shoulder. Seventy-one. Good job. Let's go. Seventy-two. Good. Go back, go back, go back, go back. Go. Seventy-three. Yes. Seventy-four. Yes. Seventy-five. Very good. Back to center. Center. Go. Seventy-six. Yes. Seventy-seven. Keep going. Over your shoulder. Seventy-eight. Yes. Seventy-nine. Yes. Go. Nine. Yes. Go back. Come on. What? Eighty. Eighty-one. Go. Eighty-one. Get back. Go. Yes. Keep the energy. Eighty-three. Come on. Keep the energy. Eighty-four. Oh, yeah. Eighty-five. Over your shoulder. Come on. Oh, no. Go back, go back, go back. Go. Eighty-seven. Keep going. Rack it up higher. Eighty-eight. Rack it up higher. Go. Eighty-eight. Come on. Rack it up higher. Go. Higher. Eighty-nine. Yes. Nine. Go. Ninety. Okay. That was nice. Ninety. Oh, my God. Are you tired? Swing faster. Let's go. Ninety-one. Swing faster. Ninety-two. Yes. Swing faster. Go. Eighty-three. Keep moving. Go. Keep moving. Ninety-four. Keep moving. Go. Ninety-five. Yes. Come on. Ninety-six. Yes. Ninety-seven. Come on. Faster. Ninety-eight. Faster. Ninety-nine. Faster. Go. Keep going. Keep going or stopping? Stop. Keep going? Keep going. Okay. Go. Nice. Go. Play strong. Yes. Play stronger the shots. Go. Yes. Come on. Whack the ball. Come on. Go back. Go. Nice try. Go back. Back. Faster. Go. Count. Are you counting? Yeah. Yes. Go. I don't hear you. In my mind. What? I'm counting in my mind. Oh, okay. Good. That's good. Can you play faster? Go. Play faster. Yes. Stronger. Like Alex. Show me how Alex hits the backhand. Oh, my God. Only that hard? Oh, yeah. Look at that. Harder. Go. You're mean. Go. I want to hear you. Harder. Go. Hit it. No way. Go back. Show me how mean you are. Hit the ball. Come on. Swing. Nice. Low and strong. Go. Lower and stronger. Lower. Low. Yeah. Oh, my God. You did it. Yes. Are you old lady? What happened? Hey. That was very good. Go get the ball from outside and come back. Very good. Go. My grip, bro. Don't worry about the grip. Go get the ball. Quickly. She's like hitting me. She's good. Take note. See the backhand as she rotates? She's athletic, all right? But she's more awareness. Forehand. God. My grip, bro. No, it's okay. You don't have to worry about it because you're going to do now forehands. How many balls you got? 1,000? 2,000. 2,000? Oh, my God. Are you ready for this? Yeah. You're going to hit outside the lines or inside the lines? Inside. Control or power? Control. Okay. Show me. Zero. Higher. Okay. Hold on. Stop. Zero. One. Stop. Don't move. Step forward. Good. Excellent. Bend your knees. When you swing, this goes here. The left elbow goes in. This is... Where's the elbow? This is the elbow, right? So the elbow goes next to your ribs. Do you like to punch people? Yeah? You punch your brother? How do you punch? Show me. Oh, boy. Oh! Go again. Where's your left arm? No. Punch with your right. Ah! You're scared. I'm scared. So, Lizzy, you go here. You punch like this, right? So I want the left elbow to come in. Pretend we need the forehand. You punch someone. Okay? Got it? Don't punch me, okay? Go. Show me. Shadow swing. Shadow. No. Here. In. No. Straight. Your left arm. After you swing normal, come in. Stop. Yes. Like that. Up. You like it? Swing. Go like this. Okay? Go. Hit the ball. Ready. Bounce. Go. Try. Practice. That's good. I saw that. You try. Go. Good. Zero. One. Step forward. Stop there. Stop. Pinky down. Pinky. Lower. There you go. Stop. Ready? Go. Swing. Very good. Again. One. Okay. Not down. I want to be here. See my left arm? Go. One. Stop. Yes. Like that. Go again. Go. Stop. When you hit the ball, stop like this. This has to be straight. Relax. Good. Go back. Stop. Keep your left higher. There. Okay? Go. Bounce. Go. Good. Go. Very nice. Wow. Go. Center. Very good. Go. Wow. Nice. Good job. Over your shoulder the racket. Go. Where's your left arm? Down. Lower. Lower the pinky. Good. Go. Separate. Relax. Pinky. Relax. Very good. You can do it. You can handle it. Go. Ready? Up. Go. Good try. I like that. Go. Very nice. Go. Where's your left arm? Straight and to your ribs. Yes. Good. Go. Very good. Go. Very nice. Go. I love that. Go. Very good. Good job. Go. Nice. Are you counting? Yeah. How many you have? In my mind. Number nine? Number nine. Yeah. OK. I didn't hear it. Go again. I'm counting in my mind. OK. I love that. Can you have your pinky lower? All the way down. The right pinky. Good job. Go behind the center. Go. Good job. Go. Left hand. Left arm on your ribs. Good. Excellent. Good try. I like that. Go. Great. Go. Come on. Great. Left straight. Left ribs. Where's your ribs? Go. Very good. You did it. Nice. Straight first. Straight first and then ribs. Good try. Go. Nice. Go. Great. Go. Great. Oh, you're listening. More than Alex. Very good. Good. Oh, come on. Where's your ribs? Yes. Very good. Straight your arm. Come on. Wow. Look at you, superstar. What? Straight your arm. Keep it going. Steady. Very nice. Where's your pinky? Thank you. Keep moving. Go. Great. I look the left arm. Where's your left arm? What's happening with the left arm? Where's your left arm? Go. Yes. Straight your left arm. Straight your... Go. Come on. Get tired? Do you get tired? No. Never. Say never. Never. Let's go. Straight your left arm. Good job. Go. Come on. Great shot. Go. Great. Oh, my God. Look at his tops. Topspin, Alex. Take notes. Go. Nice. Look at that topspin, Alex. Next, Alcaraz. Come on. What? Left arm. Come on. Oh, I like that. Come on. What? Keep going. Where's your ribs? Whoo. The same goal. Keep going. Lower in the lines. Inside the line. Go. Nice. Where's your ribs? Left ribs. Yes. Down the line. Nice. Go. Are you tired yet? No. Say never. Never. Good job. Go. Rack it up. Good job. Go. Keep it lower. I love that. Oh, nice catch of the racket. No way. Where's your ribs? Come on. Go get water. That was amazing. So we try to apply martial arts into tennis. Try to have, like, nice punches first in the belly and then try to have nice follow through with the racket. That works. I don't recommend teaching it. Why? Is it dangerous? Yeah. It's very dangerous. Oh, okay. Tell about what you see in her right now. Right now I see a lot of determination and character with coordination of her body. I see that she's so focused on the ball. And the most important aspect I see, like, for this age, for a 5-year-old, she can follow instructions very well. You show her, like, one, two things, you do it, like, a couple times, she gets it. And she's, like, you know, continuously doing it, doing it, doing it. Not all the time 100%, but I would say she's very mature for her age to apply the information. I think that has to do because this is a lot of tennis. That has to do because her coordination and hopefully she's, like, stronger for her age, but she's controlling her body very well. Her body and the mind is, like, sticking together very well so far. So she's very lucky to have that. She's very talented. Do more? Yeah. Are you tired? Never. Very good. Go further back. Now we're going to play from here. Oh, yeah. I like that. Now, are we playing outside the lines? Inside. Inside the lines. Forehands, right? There's two grips. Two different grips? Yeah. You don't have to rip it yet. It's okay. Do you know why it's like this? Because you hit too strong. But I would suggest that... Do you have... Because it's backhand. You should... I know. Bring the grip. Make sure you have the pinky down, okay? Like that. We do forehands, right? Remember, straight left arm, ribs, left arm. Okay? Go. Bounce. Go. Where is your left arm? By your ribs. Good job. Go. Are we going to do 100 of these? How about 200? Oh, yeah. Good job. I love the control, Lizzy. Now, we're doing backhands after this. Yes, we do. Don't worry. All night. We're here all night tonight. Don't worry. Just for you. Let's go. Excellent. I really love your energy you have with your legs and your footwork. You're like a boxer. Do you like boxing? Do you like punching people? Yeah. Who is your boxing box, eh? You have a punching bag named Alex? Yeah. Good job. I have boxing gloves, too. You have gloves, too? Oh, my God. He still has it. Remember. Your pinky all the way down. Good. Left arm straight. Great. I love that. Show me how strong you are. Good. Are you stronger than Alex? Good job. Go. Low and strong. Yes. Go. Show me how you crash the ball. Go. Crash it. Go. Nice. Wow. Punch it. Woo. I love that. Go. You've got to play the ball inside the line. Inside the line. Go back. Pinky down. Pinky. Go. Nice. It's a little bit too high for me. Keep it lower. Yes. Over your shoulder, the racket, at the end. Good try. Keep going. Go. Nice. What are you eating? Go back to the center. Center is over here for you. There you go. Zero. Higher. Go. Nice. Go. Very good. Go. How many are we going to hit? 2,000 we say, right? We hit all night. Go. Yeah. Nice. Until you hit 10 in a row. It has to be in the singles line. Go. Singles court. One. Two. Over your shoulder. Three. Very good. Four. Five. Oh, my God. Six. Zero. No way. Seven. Come on. Eight. Nice. Zero. Oh, my God. Go back to zero. One. Out. Sorry. Keep going. Two. Two tens in a row? Yeah. It has to be in a row. That's what we say. Two. Two tens? Yes. Three. Four. Over your shoulder. Finish your racket. Go. Five. Go back. Center. Go. Keep moving your feet. Zero. Be smart now. Control the ball. Go. Over your shoulder. Go. Over your shoulder. Go. Nice. Where's your ribs? Go. Left arm on your ribs. Come on. Again. Concentrate on the ball. Watch. Out. Go. In. Control it. One. Go. Over your shoulder. Two. Very nice topspin. Go. Three. Very nice topspin. Four. Come on, boxer. Keep moving. You're not ready. Come on. Go. Yes. Be ready. Control your racket. Go. Out. Go back to center. Where's the center? Where's center line? Over there. Go. Great left arm. Zero. Go. Two. Three. Nice control. Center. There you go. Moving. Very nice. Come on, boxer. Good job. Go. What's your number? Oh, zero. Zero. Come on. Sixty. You're right. You got ten in a row. Let's go. That's all I want. Go back to center. Center. Go back to center. Go. One. Center. Go. Two. This bothers me. Three. Four. Five. Oh, my God. Go back again. Is ten too hard for you? No. Let's do it. Two. Three. Oh, it's too hard. Control. One. Two. Finish your swing. Over your shoulder. Go. Three. Very nice. Back to center. Go. Zero. How many in a row? It has to be ten. It has to be ten in a row. Go. Two. It has to be ten in a row. No. I count. Go. It's my math. Three. Go. Four. You're getting better. Five. Nice. Lucky you. Oh, no. You've got to bend your knees. Good. Show me how well you bend your knees. Oh, yeah. Go back to center. Come on, superstar. Bend your knees. Oh, yeah. That's one. Go. Good. Where's your left arm? Go. Left arm out. Go. Left arm straight. Into the ribs. Left arm straight. Go. Left arm straight. Good. Go back. Go. Left arm. Nice. Go. Come on. That's okay. I like that. Go. I give you ten more. Hit every ball very hard. Go. Hit it very hard. One. Go. Crash the ball. Two. Bend your knees and play strong. Three. Low and strong. Come on. Low and strong. Go back. Go. Strong. Come on. Stronger. Come on. Stronger. Come on. That's three. Four. Bounce. Five. I love that. Go. Strong. Six. Go back. Bend your knees. Go. Come on. Go back. Zero. Go. Bend your knees. Go. Very nice. Left arm straight. Two more. Give me the best forehand ever. One more time. Best forehand ever. Bend your knees. Go again. Stronger. Better than Alex. Come on. Bend your knees. Go. Low. Come on. Go back. Left arm straight. Stop. That was fantastic. Low five. You deserve water. Go. That's nice. So, when you put numbers on the kids, they give more like the attention is higher. They play with their heads a little bit. And we can play sometimes like 10 in a row, 4 in a row, sometimes 50 balls, even if they miscontinue the number. The other part is you have to change the height and the length of the ball. So they have to see the reaction a little bit. Now, imagine she's 5 years old and I play with yellow balls, regular balls, and she still doesn't break down. I don't expect every 5-year-old to be like her because she's a little bit on the stronger side. She's taller for her age, but she can handle it. Therefore, there's no reason to hold it back to play with orange duds and red balls and green duds. Play yellow ball, but it has to be monitoring the volume of it. As long as she's fine, she's excited about it, that's great. But she can bend her knees. She can have the left arm coordinated, moving like close and out. She can have the follow-through of the shoulder most of the times. But that's repetition. It's very good.