Erik had his first tennis lesson today and LOVED it! I'm so happy he is happy! I really wanted him to find a fun activity for the year and I'm so glad tennis worked out for him. When we arrived there were about 18 kids...born between 1999 and 2002, all of whom were "debutants" or beginners to tennis. The object of today's tests were to place the children in groups based on ability, and not necessarily by birth year. They tested all of the newcomers during the first hour and took notes and after one hour they split the children into appropriate groups. In the last 30 minutes they practiced with the children of their own skill-level. The first hour was a bit rough for Erik because he was standing on the side of the room with the bigger kids (born in '99) so he ended up having to do the tests with the bigger kids. He did fine though and in the end he was placed with kids of his own age! He was running around with a smile on his face and so proud of himself afterwards!!! Way to go Erik!
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Wow. That is great! I tend to forget how young they are when they start these competitve activities these days! Good luck with all the activities.
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