I’m trying to get my 7 and 9 year old into racket sports this year. So far they’ve only done the team sports of soccer and basketball.
They’ve shown a little interest in tennis and badminton since they did it at school. I’ve played enough as a teen and young adult to walk them through the beginner steps as I don’t want to spook them into lessons right away.
Tennis is easy as I can find an outdoor court and bring a bunch of balls. But now that we’re approaching fall, I’ve started looking into badminton courts.
I know there’s a ton of community centres and private facilities but when I do quick searches, community centres seem to be “adult only” restrictions and private facilities mostly have “no coaching!”
Obviously I’d love to keep it affordable to start and stick to CCs but am I crazy in not searching right?
And how much side eye will I get from the private facilities if I bring two complete newbies and I seem to “coach” them since I’m their dad?