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two senior players high fiving at the net
“…researchers found that tennis players had the biggest gains in life expectancy over sedentary individuals, adding 9.7 years to their lives.”
From an article in
THE NEW YORK TIMES, 2018
Based on data published in the
COPENHAGEN CITY HEART STUDY


tennis helps keep the doctor away

The game of tennis offers us a unique opportunity to strengthen and maintain every part of the human system.

From the cardiovascular and anaerobic strength, dynamic balance and agility, to the mental discipline and meditative benefits, tennis is truly an activity for the mind body and soul.

Luckily, tennis can also be approached and enjoyed in different ways. For most people it’s the game they see on TV – a rollercoaster of emotions, with the imposters of victory and defeat to be dealt with.

For others tennis is a fun activity between family and friends. A way to meet new people that doesn’t involve alchohol; an intense cardio workout, or a gentle moving meditation.

Whichever way you choose to play, tennis has been found to add years to your life and keep the doctor away as a growing number of medical studies and news reports confirm.

“…regularly taking part in sports such as tennis, reduces your risk of death at any given age by almost 50%.”
From an article in
THE GUARDIAN, 2016
Based on data published in
THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE


two tennis players chatting at the net with the sun setting on the sea behind them
koh samui tennis beginners

TENNIS FOR
BEGINNERS

If you’ve never had a tennis lesson before, then the Modern Tennis methods will work very quickly. If you’ve already been locked into the rigid footwork alignments and closed stances of traditional teaching methods then it may take a little longer, but hang in there… the freedom you feel moving naturally to the ball is very liberating.


koh samui tennis juniors

TENNIS FOR
JUNIORS

Throw and catch is a skill most of us developed at an early age, and tennis lessons should only build upon these natural reactions and movements. If the first thing you learn is the most important move in tennis and not the ready position or some other technical aspect, then you will quickly progress to rallying consistently with spin within hours.


samui tennis players

TENNIS FOR
PLAYERS

Effortless power from the kinetic chain and a loose grip are the name of the game in tennis. But without spin and a full awareness of the hand’s role you will be spraying balls everywhere. Technology has transformed the professional game, with shorter more compact backswings becoming necessary to deal with the speed of the modern game.


koh samui tennis health

TENNIS FOR
HEALTH

If you can learn to see tennis as a wellness activity rather than just a competitive sport then you will truly start to maximize the benefits of playing tennis. Playing to win will inevitably lead to injury, frustration and defeat for most people, so why not learn to relax and reconnect with the simple feelings of moving around in your own body.


Koh Samui Tennis

As you can imagine, all is quiet on the Koh Samui tennis scene right now, with very few visitors and many people leaving during the last year or so.

Most of the tennis is normally played in the north of the island, since here you will find Samui’s two small tennis clubs, both with two floodlit courts.

There are also private villas and resorts dotted around the island that rent out their courts if they are not booked or busy.

map-of-koh-samui
1Belmond Napasai
2Samui Sports Club
3Samui Tennis Club
4Tong Sai Bay
5Horizon Villas
6The Sheraton
7Shiva Samui

The weather is of course hot, too hot for tennis really, but if you don’t mind waking up early, missing cocktail hour or paying a bit more for lights then it’s quite pleasant.

The hottest time of year is the Thai summer from April to June, though it’s still likely to rain somewhere on the island at some point most days. This rain will build up leading into Monsoon season from October to December, though the last few years we haven’t seen much of a Monsoon season. Sometime in January the weather breaks and the nicest weather of the year arrives, slowly warming up as we head back to the midsummer madness.