![]() ![]() It’s not a pure science as I like to push the children to just beyond where they are comfortable – and this may mean playing up a ball colour, or on different sized courts i.e. Moving up a ball colourĪs the children gain more experience, they can start moving through the coloured tennis balls, and as they move onto the orange ball, they may find themselves in lessons where there are players of differing abilities and playing with different coloured balls. They can stay on the red ball right until just before their 9th birthday! So a long time! And we use this time to develop their shots, learn the game, fall in love with the game and introduce competiton. ![]() When children start playing at say aged 2or 3 years old, they will start on the red ball (or even foam balls!). Yellow - fully pressurised and when they bounce, they bounce!.Green - pressurised to 50% of a yellow-ball, allowing the ball to fly through the air a little slower allowing the child more time to get to the ball now that they are playing on the full-sized tennis court.Orange - slightly pressurised, and so a little faster.Red for 8&U players - the ball is not pressurised and so bounces slowly and high, hence staying in the air longer and so easier to hit.In a nutshell, they are designed for specific age-groups: I'm often asked the difference between the various coloured tennis balls, and when each one should be used. ![]()
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