08/05/2026
TENORIO TENNIS Kids under 12s developing stage.
Since it’s raining a lot lately here in Florida and we got rained out bunch of our sessions I was told by my kids to write something.
Young kids needs freedom that allows them to express their best tennis. This game must be played and learn with joy, enthusiasm, and fun.
If kids feel loved by their parents only when they win or do well at practice they will end up playing and learning with the fear of losing and they will stop being creative and not having fun and stop learning at all.
If instead they feel that their parents are smiling and showing always a great vibes while watching their kids at training or competitions kids will discover the FREEDOM TO REALLY COMPETE FIERCELY AND FAIRLY and will love tennis more and more.
By the way, I was watching YouTube videos yesterday and it was about a little girl in Boca, I felt sad for her, she was trained by a prominent and very well known and expensive coach and this little girl parents were so much into her tennis it seemed as these parents were pushing way too much to her daughter and also by the coach who was telling the media at that time that she would be the next superstar, now that girl should be around in her early twenties and I never heard of her again. She was an extremely talented at her young age but I think in imho the process should be done differently for this kid.
I am not a superstar coach I just see tennis for kids should be learn in a easy, simple, practical, FUN FUN FUN format, no rushing, make a nice, healthy, and a safe environment for kids, if we do a great job at this critical stage in early development I am pretty sure this kid at around 13-15 will love and train with an intrinsic desire which I call PASSION and no one will stop them playing tennis. Having a happy, healthy, well rounded, and tennis passionate kids it’s my duty. Remember guys life is much bigger than the game.
Love,
Coach Jose
Team Tenorio
TENORIO TENNIS ACADEMY