Need your insights as a beginner player 😅
I started tennis coaching last January. Since then, I’ve been attending at least 2x a week, around 3-hour group sessions each time.
My current coach isn’t accredited, self-taught lang siya but he’s been playing since high school so magaling naman talaga. Super affordable din yung rate niya so no complaints na there. I’d say he can teach naman. Modern style yung coaching niya very focused on proper form and technique.
The problem is until now, hindi pa rin ako and/or my group ganun ka-consistent sa rallies and ball control.
Kanina, I tried training with a different coach, kinda old na around 60. Varsity player since high school, and naging coach na rin siya sa NCAA and UAAP schools before. Pero old-school style siya magturo. More on control and consistency kaysa “perfect form.” He even said na wala silang strict grips or finishes, kung saan comfortable dun sila. Pero interestingly, yung intermediate students niya now modern naman yung style ng strokes, so medyo napaisip ako if alin talaga tinuturo niya.
Hindi naman niya completely binago strokes ko today, but he made small modifications and mentioned na yung current modern (style ko from first coach) is more “pang pro,” in demand, and technically demanding. So now I’m wondering if tama naman talaga yung current first ko and maybe I just underperformed the skill today?
What also discouraged me a bit was seeing some beginners there na 1 week pa lang naglalaro but marunong na mag mini tennis and rally. Oo minsan moonball and incomplete form pa, but honestly nakakabilib kasi after just 7 days may control na sila.
Meanwhile ako and ng group ko, sobrang tagal bago kami naka-rally consistently. Even mini tennis may struggle pa din. Nilunod kami sa stationary drills, ball feed at pinag-real game na so outcome is namamatay agad yung bola. Pareho naman kaming group coaching so I can’t really use the “baka need private coaching” excuse para mas matutukan.
Now I’m honestly questioning:
- Mabagal ba progress ko?
- Is my current coach too focused on form?
- Or magaling lang talaga yung old-school coach sa beginners?
Would you guys continue training with both coaches for now? Or stick to one system muna?