are athletic shorts and a t-shirt okay?

I just started coaching a high school freshman who has had tennis lessons before and has the correct motion down for the serve but is now interested in learning the twist serve. Ive tried explaining that the racket must go on a “7 to 2 (or) 6 to 12 o’clock ” motion to achieve the necessary spin. Any suggestions on how to word that differently?
(i have also shown him the motion many times)
yes, it is also called a kick by some players.

Do any of you know where tennis lessons are offered in san jose? Does not matter what type of lesson (private or not), but private is preferred. Also they must be under $40. Please help

I REALLY want to take tennis lessons during the whole winter into the spring, but I’m afraid of the costs. Just playing at the YMCA is pricey without lessons. I overheard my dad go, “I’m going to fill up the new car.” Then my mom said, “Can we afford it?”

Now I am not so sure I can ask for these lessons. But then I got confused because my dad bought an ipod today for $270. He said jokingly, “Whatever! Money is just money right?”

What should I do?

And I’m not talking about tidying you room, I’m talking about things like going in beauty pagaents, taking private tennis lessons etc. Like what some parents do so they can live through their child if you know what I mean.

all my friends have their parents take them all over the place!
one of my friends has private piano, viola, and tennis lessons (which cost a total of about $300 a month)
another one goes to dance pratice 4x a week 45 minutes from where they live, judo, and tennis
another one of my friends goes to tennis and her mom is willing to go to the mall with her all the time!
another one of my friends goes to tennis 2-3 hours a day, 5-6 days a week!!

BUT MY PARENTS ARE NEVER AROUND TO EVEN TAKE ME TO THE ICE RINK FOR FIGURE SKATING LESSONS EVEN ONCE A WEEK!!!!! ITS JUST SO UNFAIR! since their never home to take me out and since their so protective they barely let me hang out with my friends im pretty much stuck at home all day, everyday!
no, not $300. her tennis lessons alone cost $240 a month. so make that $440 a month!
omg. i just realized that pretty much all my friends play tennis…………weird. i wish i could play tennis too!! but my parents are never around to take me!
and im a really good kid! im 13 btw. i have never gotten anything lower than an A on a report card(and in elementary school, 80% of my grades were exeeds, and the rest were mets) i do tons of chores, iv never gotten into so much trouble where they would have to ground me.

and please DO NOT TELL ME TO PRAY TO GOD TO ASK FOR HELP! iv cried myself to sleep while praying for him to help my mom and dad get along, to help me to stop hating myself, for my friend to stop taking advantage of me etc for months and months and months!!!!!!!! BUT HE HASNT DONE SH*T!!! its not like just saying a quick prayer, im lying in bed crying my heart out asking for him to make my life better!

Lately I have been going to the gym for at least an hour for 5 days now. (not in a row). And yesterday I went to tennis lessons and am sore all over.

Do you think there is a limit on how much you body can take exercising?

I thought I was good at tennis– I got lessons once a week, and played matches once or twice a week, but then I entered a tournament, and then another, and another……….and won one match– total.

That got me down. The kids I played against were hitting hundred-mile-an hour serves, and I could NOT keep up.

How can I get better? My family dosen’t have a lot of money, but I really love tennis a lot, and I really want to improve.
I’m in the USTA and I play three to four times a week– one time is a lesson, and the other two/three are matches

i live in the houston area and i have played tennis for 4 years and i wanting to get tennis lesson but idk where

we are having auditions / try-outs for high school , i have been interested in the dance troupe(during activity days and after school) and the tennis varsity (after school only) so i just wanted to ask opinions where should i go.

HERE ARE THE FACTS:

1.i am also an academic student and a consistent honor student.

2.i am pretty good at dancing, i have been in the grade school dance club for the past four years.

3.i took tennis lessons before, i stopped, but i am willing to do it over the summer.

4. I actually considered going to both but my grades will suffer.

So, where should i go? Thanks a lot.