Tennis

Summer is almost gone and we have been busy!!
All four kids took tennis lessons this summer.  The older three have taken the lessons before, but this was Lily's first year.  She was so excited to be old enough to take lessons this year after years of watching the other kids each summer.  They all did a great job improving their game.
Lily was actually able to hit the ball AND get it over the net!
Leah better grasped the concept of scoring and playing the game.
James improved his serve and his game, making his able to give his brother some competition in a game.
Cal's game is incredible! He's able to give his mother some competition now and even win against her occasionally.  He also had his first year of being a volunteer coach for the younger two levels.  We had tennis twice a week for four weeks and he arrived each time a half hour before the youngest group arrived to help the professional coach and other volunteer coaches set up the court for drills and games and to receive his instruction of the day's goals. He then would coach several kids each hour from two different age groups.  Finally during the third hour, he was able to receive his lesson along with the other youth volunteers and players his own age.  He won many matches and improved his game fantastically.