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Mini Tennis bonus activities

Four new things to try with your Mini Tennis. None of them are in the instruction book. Pick one, or try them all this week.

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1. 1

   Real tennis scoring

   Play a set with real scores: love, 15, 30, 40, game. At 40-40 it is "deuce", and you need two points in a row to win.

2. 2

   Doubles

   Two players on each side take turns pressing the button for their team.

3. 3

   Coach's chart

   For 3 games, tally how each point was lost: too early, too late or missed. Make a bar chart. What should you practice?

4. 4

   Bounce test

   Next to a wall, drop different balls from the same height (a tennis ball, a rubber ball, a ping-pong ball, a rolled-up sock). Mark how high each bounces on a sticky note.

Safety first: Keep the marbles away from little ones under 3.