Every organized sport maintains certain rules and regulations which are designed for the safety of the players. One important rule for every sport is to dress appropriately just like with tennis. The tennis apparel is technically designed to give comfort to the players while they play the game. If you want to play tennis, you need to first know how to buy tennis apparels. First thing you need to know before buying tennis apparels is being choosy of the colors. A light-colored fabric would do well because the color reflects the sunlight instead of absorbing it. This will be perfect if you go out playing tennis under the sun. Dark colored clothes will just feel uncomfortable for you, and you will feel like being toasted by the sun.

Next thing is to choose for the apparels that are loose enough to your body so that it will allow fast movement while you are playing. Avoid tight clothes. Some people say that it is better to wear tight clothes so that it won’t get in the way when you’re laying but it’s actually a bad idea. You need to find something that is loose enough for you to feel comfortable while moving. Use hats or visor. This will protect your head from damaging rays from the sun especially when you are playing outdoors in a sunny day. Choose the ones that have a specialized fabric that is technically made to repel ultra-violet rays.

As you play the game, you are expected to sweat a lot. You can control this by using headbands and wristbands as well as scarves. There are also clothes that are made to control sweating. This will help draw the sweat away from your body. Although sweating under the sun while playing tennis is unavoidable, it can be solved by using the right clothing. Apart from your skin, you also need to protect your eyes. You can wear sunglasses while playing tennis. There are available sunglasses that come in a wraparound style so that it won’t fall off while you play. It looks more like goggles.

There are appropriate apparels for each gender. Pick the one that is right for you. Female tennis apparels consist of tank top, shorts and mini skits while t-shirts and shorts are used by males. When buying tennis apparel, always buy the lightweight ones. These types of clothing will not slow you down. Also, buy clothing that is easy to wash most especially if you play tennis regularly. Try to buy the trusted and popular sports brands like Reebok, Nike, Adidas and Wilson when buying tennis apparel.

Some primary schools have tennis as a CCA. Most primary schools allow kids in primary 1 to start learning tennis as a CCA. In most instances, such group lessons for kids may not be sufficient if your kid wishes to take up tennis seriously or competitively. A typical group lesson for tennis CCA would have at least 8 kids in a class. Given the large number of kids to a tennis coach, it is not possible for your kids to learn much tennis this way. Nevertheless, it would be a good form of exercise and bonding for the kids.

In Singapore, tennis coaching at the national level is conducted by the Singapore Tennis Association (STA). They have a very comprehensive tennis coaching programme for all levels of players, from beginners to advanced players. For kids, there is the SPEX programme. This is conducted islandwide at most of the public tennis courts, namely at Kallang, Yio Chu Kang, Farrer Park and NIE campus. Again, these are group tennis lessons for kids. Each group would usually have 8 players. The tennis coaches are all qualified and screened by the STA. Therefore, you will have a sense of comfort with regards to the quality of the coaches concerned.

If you have the budget and is keen to see your kid improve faster, there is always the option of hiring a tennis coach in Singapore. These are individuals who can visit your condominium tennis courts and train your child in tennis. These are usually 1 hour lessons. You may find such coaches at the Spexprogramme or search online. Always ask for your coach’s credentials i.e. experience, where he or she has been coaching.

Again, you can have a coach come by your condominium tennis courts to train your child and his or her group of friends. Try not to have more than 4 kids to make the training more effective. Such kids group tennis lessons are good as it allows the child to play against other kids of a similar standard of play. Nothing beats match play against an opponent.

It would be ideal if some one in the family also plays tennis. These would usually result in the child getting more tennis play time and encouragement. However, as a matter of experience, most kids do not enjoy their parent coaching them. They tend to rebel. This may constrained their development as a tennis player. Hence, it may be more practical and sane to have some one external to coach your kid.