To choose the correct tennis racket for children
- It is important that children start learning tennis with a good tennis racket. The most important asset of a good tennis racket for a child is the correct frame length.
- The ideal tennis racket for a young tennis player has a direct relation to the height of the child.
- The tennis racket has the ideal length for the child if the tennis racket reaches down to the ankle, hanging from the hand, but does not touch the ground.
Guideline
The table below can serve as a guideline for you as a tennis coach when you need to give children advice as to which tennis racket to buy:
| Age |
Body length |
Length of tennis racket |
Reference |
| until 4 years |
< 92 cm |
43cm |
TRT104 |
| 4-5 years |
92cm-100cm |
46 cm |
TRT105 |
| 5-6 years |
100cm-110cm |
49cm |
TRT106 |
| 6-7 years |
110cm-120cm |
53cm |
TRT107 |
| 7-9 years |
120cm-130cm |
58cm |
TRT108 |
| 9-12 years |
130cm -137cm |
63cm |
TRT109 |
| 12-13 years |
137-148 |
66cm |
TRT135 |
| > 14 years |
> 148 cm |
68 cm |
TRT410
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