This year, my 13 old son starting beating me in tennis. Not just barely, but crushing me 6-0. I've started to have him spot me 4 games in a set when we play now.
I have always been a mediocre tennis player, skill wise. I made up for the deficiency with hustle and scrappiness. I walked onto our HS tennis team as a sophomore, never having done more than play tennis at 1 week summer camp a few years in elementary school. I made the team and was slotted at 3rd doubles.
Each week the coach would have a challenge to determine the seeding of the players/doubles teams. We were always seeded 3rd doubles at the start. Each week, we won the the challenge and played 1st double in the match. We were just scrappier and hustled better than other players who had better skills.
Fast forward to my son. When he was younger, we put him in many sports activities: soccer, T-ball, flag football, swimming, golf and tennis. The only one that stuck was tennis, which he has been playing since 6 years old. He loves tennis. We enrolled him in summer tennis camp, had him take lessons, and put him in tournaments. At 13, he is much better than I ever was. He can even sub in my Men's Doubles League if needed.
At this point, I am encouraging him to enjoy tennis. It's a sport that can be played even when much older. In high school, he may tryout for the school team. He may or may not play in college. Pro, probably not. However, he will have a anchor for high school, college and life, which I consider excellent.
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