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Adult Tennis

Adult tennis lessons, including complete beginners

Starting at thirty, forty or sixty is completely normal, and the first lesson is far less intimidating than people expect.

Adults carry something juniors do not: an idea of how embarrassing it will be. It never is. Most first-time adults are rallying short balls before the first hour is over, which is the moment the nerves disappear.

Returning players have a different problem. The strokes are still in there somewhere, mixed with a few habits picked up over years of social tennis. We keep what works and quietly rebuild the rest.

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01In detail

Complete beginner, first hour

We start close to the net with short swings, because contact is the only skill that matters on day one. Grip, spacing and a controlled swing path get built there, then we move back a few steps at a time.

By the end of a first session most adults can rally from the service line and have served a ball into the correct box. That is a genuinely good starting point, and it is enough to go hit with a friend during the week.

Coming back after years away

The common story is tennis at school or in your twenties, then a long gap. What usually faded is movement and timing rather than technique, so early sessions are about rally tolerance and getting the feet involved again.

The second thing is honesty about the body. Sessions get built around what your knees, shoulder and back will tolerate, and the warmup is longer than a twenty year old would need. Nobody is being run into the ground.

The weekend regular who has plateaued

If you already play every Saturday and have not improved in two years, the cause is almost always rally tolerance and shot selection rather than technique. Players in this group improve most from live-ball work and from being asked to hit the same ball ten times in a row without going for something.

03Where you are starting from

Never played
Contact, spacing and short rallies in session one. Serving and full-court rallying within the first few sessions.
Returning after years
Movement and timing first, then cleaning up the habits that crept in. The old strokes come back faster than you think.
Weekend regular
Rally tolerance, shot selection and the second serve. This is where most social players are quietly losing matches.

02The session

How an adult session runs

The warmup is real, the corrections are explained, and there is time to ask why something works.

  1. 01

    First 10 minutes

    Move before you swing

    A genuine warmup, then easy short-court rallying. Adult bodies need this and adult players usually skip it.

  2. 02

    Next 20 minutes

    Build one thing

    A single stroke or pattern, explained once with the reason behind it, then repeated enough that it stops being a thought.

  3. 03

    Next 20 minutes

    Rally tolerance

    Long crosscourt exchanges with a target count. Dull to describe, and the fastest improvement most recreational adults will ever make.

  4. 04

    Last 10 minutes

    Points and questions

    Scored points, then the part adults actually want: what happened, why, and what to practise this week.

04Who it's for

  • First-time players
  • Adults returning after years away
  • Casual weekend players
  • Intermediate players who want structure
  • Experienced players preparing for social leagues

05What a session may focus on

  • Grips and contact point
  • Forehand and backhand shape
  • Serve mechanics and rhythm
  • Rally tolerance
  • Movement and recovery
  • Doubles positioning

06Practical notes for adults

Court shoes matter more than racquets. Running shoes have no lateral support and are the most common cause of a rolled ankle on a tennis court.

If you have an injury, a surgery in your history or a joint you are careful with, put it in the request. It changes the warmup and the drills, and it is much better known in advance.

Levels
Absolute beginner through experienced
Rate
$125 an hour private, $65 semi-private
Bring
Court shoes, water, racquet if you own one
Tell me
Any injuries or physical limits

Pricing

$125 / hour (private)

Semi-private $65 and group $50 per player, per hour. No travel fee inside the service area; any court or reservation fee is stated before the session is confirmed.

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07Questions

Adult Tennis FAQ

More answers on the full FAQ page.

08Where this is booked most

Adult Tennis in the neighborhoods that ask for it most.

Not on the list? The full service area runs from Hollywood through the Valley to Glendora.

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