10 and Under Tennis

I remember when I was 9 years old.  I loved tennis, but i played with a full size racquet, heavy sized ball, and full sized court. I noticed that my wrist started to hurt because I was playing with adult equipment as a 9 year old. One day at practice we were practicing volleys and the coach was feeding them to me.  I hit 2 really good shots but my wrist was still hurting a lot.  Once the 3rd ball came at me really fast I put my adult racquet out and hit the ball. "Ouch!" My racquet flew out of my hand and I felt a crack.  I ended up fracturing my wrist.  Today, for tennis and under tennis they have smaller and lighter racquets, smaller sized courts, and a lighter/squishier ball. Embrace it!