The girls tried their hand at tennis this past week. They took some tennis lessons from the local pro at the Mint Valley Racquet Club. Jillian was in the Mighty Mites and Bridget was in the Tiny Tots, but since the numbers were low, they just ended up in the same class. The lessons were a combination of instruction and drills on their forehand and backhand strokes, and lots of fun little games (and a candy treat at the end).
It was a rough start for Jillian, since she struggled to do it right, and she was receiving a lot of feedback on what to correct. After the second day, she didn't want to continue, but then on the next couple days, she improved a lot and was able to hit the ball consistently well. So, she was much more positive about tennis after lessons ended, even asking when we'd go to some courts and play.
Bridget made some big improvements, as well. At first, she wasn't even close to contacting the ball, but by the end she was making some nice strokes that sent the ball over. She worked at doing it right, because her form looked really good.
