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TENNIS COACHING MANUAL

CllrtK)RISED MARCOS QUAY COACH ONLY- MAKING OF COPIES PERMlSSlON STRICKLY PROHIBITED)

Introduction to Tats Balance Coordination 4l lW Sending, Rece'nring and Hitting Games

Red 5 Red 10 R d 15 Red 20 How and When to do the Awards

'-9 ReaW -dy Bounce About

m Cross the River rr 'e-T Jump Square ~ l l r o w n d o a

,lYldh ud Low (using a ball)

floor Tennis Tap up Tennls Catch Tennis Home Base (ready position) Radar (hitting into space) M l W Step Badr Rallies Underam Sewer Return the serve Target Termis. Rally and Recover -ne Spaces Ace Sewer 3d Shat DdII Reset 'n' votlq Up In' volley Winning a pdnt Scoring a tle break

CouNng Skills SM51 Slat3ms Team Coloes Round Robin G m p Team Round Robin Tag Team Tennb One hit doubles

The Tots stage of LTA Mini Tennis is suggestions and ideas of exercises that can be used with young children of three years old and upwards.

As young children develop there are certain physical skills that can be improved starting with balance, co-ordination, agility then moving onto handling the racket, sending and receiving a ball.

LTA Mini Tennis Tots exercises can be used to build a lesson for young children or can be used as a starting point for the Coach to then develop their own idea. They can kelp provide a structured yet flexible curriculum that can also help to standardise and provide direction to a coaching programme.

INTRODUCTION TO TOTS Who are they for?

They are for Coaches leading sessions with this particular age group. They are ideal for Players taking up the game at three to four years old but can also be used with older Red Players to help develop a specific skill.

MiniTots will take Players through their early stages of MiniTennis and prepare them for Mini Red.

How f hey work?

Coaches can use theTots exercises in their lessons and use the stickers to reward and recognise Players who have:

Tried hard.

Achieved certain skills.

Worked well with others in the group.

Where to start?

To get started you will need the following resources:

A set of Tots Cards to read through the content.

Stickers for reward and recognition.

Simply select which exercises you want to use or one of the lesson plans and famiiiarise yourself with the content.

-3 Child development basics

9- The Wlowing principles form the basis of the exercises;

3 chikkn develop through two key processes as they grow:

9 Physical development.

Mental and emotional development. 5 '4

The suggested key areas of development for children up to five years of age should be:

movement skills

.and receiving from

Tots

The exercises can be performed individually, with a Coach, with a Leader/Parent, with a Partner or in a team depending on the age and ability of the Players.

using these exercises coaches should look for quality points by adp&q the Players from the ground up, the following can be useful:

Feet Arms

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TIPS FOR WORKING WITH TOTS Tots have short attention spans, so sessions should be 30 to 45 minutes long with each game lasting around five to seven minutes.

Try and get the Parents to come on court and get involved - they may be a little bit hesitant but will love it. It will also help the Child develop quicker and make things easier to organise.They are also more likely to then practise with their Child at home.

The exercises are generally simple tasks; the key to success is how you sell the stories. Be creative and use your imagination - think about N characters, animals, etc.

Children of this age are developing and learning new things all the time at home and at Pre-School. Try to incorporate Child Development such as counting skills, colours, animal noises, etc.

- Run an Active Register, which rneano all the children sitting in a circle or on a ' spot either saying "Hello"or waving when you call their name.

- Consider using nursery rhymes for the warm up as children will be comfortable with these songs.

Use lots of different equipment such as balloons, coloured spots or even ask the children to bring in their favourite soft toy.

Give clear and simple instructions and use a Listening Line, which means they will know when they must listen closely.

Set up little circuits by using a selection of the cards and rotate the children. Name the circuit after a character or catch phrase such as the Jumpin'Circuit, Spin it Circuit, etc. I.'

Tots like to know what they are,going to do, so repetition of exercises over a number of weeks can work well.

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O THE RIVER Teaching Points

)Iker - or spots. Players Bend at the knees as well as the waist to get low.

Not too fast, keep balanced.

ISLANDS Organisation Teaching Points

Coach throws down spots across the playing area. Keep head up and watch the Idands.

* Players move around the court and when the Coach calls"Islandsl"they find a throw down spot to balance on.

The Coach can call "Islands hands and feet: and the Players have to balance on the island with their hands and feet touching the pad.

Then "Islands one leg: etc.

Balance on the Island before performing the movement.

BALANCE AND BEANIE PASS Organisation Teaching Points

In pairs or small groups, Players pass a ball to their Partner or Team Member whilst balancing a bean bag or cone on their head.

Feet shoulder width apart.

= Head up.

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* Use arms for balance. Head up.

Teaching Points

Use arms for balance. Head up.

= Bend knees.

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3 Organisation Teaching Points

Players have two parallel lines of cones in front of Take small steps to adjust position I$ them with balls on one of the lines of cones. near each cone.

+ Players move balls set on top of the cones to the other line of parallel cones, again starting with the dominant arm, then non-dominant and then crossing over.

MOVE CATCH LAP

Bend the knees and the waist to get low.

'5 Organisation Teaehing Points

Players stand oq a line with 4 cone or spot 5m away. Quick movement to the cone.

3 On command of the Coach tbe Playeri run to the Balanced feet before starting to lap. cone or spot and facing the Coach they move m n d the cone or spot and back to the baseline. - WBh a Partner, Player 1 rolls the ball, Pl;ryer 2 runs, stops the ball and laps it.

a Partner, Player 1 throws the bail, 2 runs, catches it puts it on the floor and laps

be developed to moving down a line or spots and'lapping'each one in turn.

Arms out for balance.

Keep head stilt and looking forwards.

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RAINBOW THROWS Organisation

Players use a balloon and keep it above their head.

Players throw and catch a balloon above their heads in the following ways:

-Throw the balloon up underarm and reach up to catch it with two hands or one hand.

- In a rainbow shape throw the balloon with one hand over the head, letting it bounce before catching it with the other hand.

- Keep it up by tapping it above the head. Use both hands.

- Bounce the ball down hard and reach up to catch it above the head.

Teaching Points

Balance with feet apart before throwing.

Use the knees to push up for stretching.

CRAZY ANIMALS 3 -n Horse - Players start in the same starting

3 Hqers start crouching down like a hog.

- Thtey lift hands and leap forward, land 3 on k t and with hands back on floor.

3 ~ksp~ingg,w~~~';w~- - Pbyers start in the same position and

shufle sideways like a crab.

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position as a crab, but they move forward with opposite hands and feet.

Camel - Players start in the same starting position as the crab, but move forward

h t h the same hand and leg. Teaching Points;

= Balanced statring position.

Head up and looking forwards.

'3 JUMPING FROGS

% Players follow the command of the Coach.

5 Hop - from one leg to the same leg.

9 Skip - alternate legs as they mwe forward.

Jump from two feet to two feet 3 jump from two feet to one foot

> Jump horn one foot to two feet.

% TUNNEL ROLL

Balanced starting position.

Use of arms.

a Head up.

% Players in pairs. Player 1 has the ball and stands behind Player 2.

Player 1 rolls the ball through the legs

) of ~iayer 2 who then runs to stop ttre ball and pick it up.

- Player 2 then roils the ball through the legs of Player 1.

Teaching Points

Retrieving Player should be in a good ready position.

Bend knees to get low when picking up the ball.

STRAWBERRY PICKING Organisation Teading Points

Players start on centre mark. Quick movement to the cone,

Place four cones with a ball on top in Make small steps to adjust position each corner of the half court. before picking up ball from cone.

Place a hoop in the middle of the half court. Bend the knees and waist to get low,

Coach shoutsU(;o"and Player 1 runs to first ball picks it up and returns it to the hoop, then seed bat!, etc.

When Player 1 has put all four MIS in the hoop, Player 2 returns eMh ball to the cone.

Progress by asking Phprs to pick up with one hand and place in hoop with other. Make it a team d a y race.

Keep waiting Playws active with line hops, star jumps, etc,

AGILITY

Teaching Points

Player walks through the ladder by stepping over Co-ordinate arms and legs the conesAines in various footwork patterns, then moving at the same pace. does a split step at the end of the ladder, and Keep the body upright then quickly turns and runs back down the side.

Players can do this in different ways: - With one foot in each space. - With two feet in each space, one at a time. - W i sidesteps. - With cross over steps.

- Holding a racket.

Players then progress to jogging and running,

JUMPING GENIUS Teaching Points

- Riqm listen to the Coach's instructions: Bend knees for take off and landing.

Get balanced on landing before moving off again.

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m one foot to the middle then on the end of the track

- two-footed jumps along

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EXPLOSION RELAY Organisation Teaching Points

Players stand on the floor at the baseline. To get up quickly, get the feet under

On the command of the C W Players ahe body and push off.

sprint to the net, pick up a bdl, carry When running, keep the head still it back and sit behind the line. and eyes looking ahead.

On the command d the CoachI Players * Use arms for running. sprint to the net; pickup a ball, bounce it back and sit behind the line.

Next, the Player runs, picks up a racket, puts the baN m the racket and runs back

CATCH ME IF .YOU CAN Organisation Teaching Points

Facing forwards across the court, Player 1 Player 1 push off from the back foot. starts behind and to the side of Player 2.

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Ptayer 2 keep balanced and Player 1 sprints for an agreed finishing Bne. watching Player 1.

Slayer 2 reacts to Player 1 and chases.

See if Player 2 can catch Player 1.

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CHASE AND CATCH Organisation

Player 1 stands behind Player.2 holding a ball.

Player 1 rolls the ball past Player 2.

Player 2 runs after the ball when they see it and pick it up,

Swap over.

Teaching Points

Player 1 should not roll the ball too hard.

Player 1 to push the paim of the hand towards where they want the ball to go.

Player 2 balanced with feet shoulder width apart

Bend knees to pick ball up.

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Organisation Teaching Points

Each Player starts with a cone 0 Feet shoulder width apart and on either side of them. balanced at the start.

Facing forwards, Players walk round the cones moving forwards, sideways and backwards.

Players develop to jogging round the cones.

Head up.

Use arms for balance.

Head over toes when moving backwards.

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3 tion Stop with outside of right foot. receive a ball rolling along the floor Stop with inside of left foot. 9 p it following the Coach command. Stop with both feet.

Stop with right foot.

* Stop with left foot

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Stop with inside of left foot.

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feach'ing Points

Use arms for balance.

Keep head still for balance.

" REACTIONS '%

- Players start in a line on the centre line facing the Coach in a good ready postilion.

9 Coach calls outu?'um: they all turn and face the other way, repeat.

Coach calls out Torehand" or "Backhand"

% and they run to the side tramline for

is their forehand or backhand.

Coach could hold a ball in their hand and use this as a visual stimulant for where the players need to run to.

Teaching Points

* Knees bent.

Head up.

? SCARECROWS I 9 BrganSmtbn Ptayer 1 drops one of the balls and

a Player t has a ball in each hand and holds Pia yer 2 has to move forwards and try

their arms out to their sides at shoulder height to catch the ball afier one bounce.

Player 2 stands opposite Player 1 in a Swap over.

ready position. Teaching Points

Catcher stands with knees bent.

Wands up and in front.

) ~ m o w e around the court

instructions such as:

&sf- Players shouPnArnh h h"

Players rock a baby.

TeachSng Points

When Players strike the pose make sure they are balanced.

Feet apart and knees bent.

" SENDING = RECEIVING & HITTING

S IS All sending and receiving skill exercises can be developed into hitting

exercises with the introduction of a racket. Coaches should remember the 5 importance, with Tots, of starting on the floor and then moving the ball into

9 the air. Hitting skills should start with small actions which many Players will find hard as developmentally they will want to use their bigger muscle groups first.

% These exercises can all be developed to involve hltting, just add a racket and

3 change the bean bag to a ball.

TARGET BOMBING S OrganisatIan Teaching Points - players use bean bags. . I : - Feet balanced for the start

3 Cwch puts hoops on the floor in Step towards the target as ball is thrown. Merent places for targets. Paim of hand towards target as 3 Players throw the bean bags into the hoops. ball Is thrown.

% ~Phyescandso: Head still.

- Move onto throwing to a specific colour hoop.

- Mary the distance ofthe hoops.

- May the size af the hmp.

$#owing and catching game. * Hands rnave towards the bean bag to catch it. Fingers close arwnd the b a n bag when it touched the ptm. Eyes focused on the bean bag.

FLOOR PENN Buganisation FloorTennis Rally - both Players with rackets

Individually Players roll the baH along a line/to a cone. push the ball along the floor to each other between two cones (2m apart).

In pairs - Player 1 rolls the ball along the floor to Put the favourite hand a t the

d one side of Player 2 who is in the ready position

bottom ofthe grip. - --s9 . - with a racket. -

Teaching Paints (1) I. Player 2 stops the ball on the appropriate forehand * 5 -2 rn

or backhand side with the racket face behind the Get ready between pushes. ball, then pushes it back. Player 1 catches the ball and rolls it again. After three pushes Players change role. Encourage using two hands on the backhand side.

0 As before but Player 2 pushes the ball back without stopping it first.

Bend at knees and waist to get low.

Contact the ball out in kont.

Push the ball, don't swing at it.

Organisation

In pairs, Players throw the ball to eye level, let it bounce and catch it at waist level.

Players can also:

Tap it up, let it bounce then catch.

Tap the ball up, allow it to bounce and then sandwich it on the racket with the other hand.

Tap the ball up in the air, allow it to bounce, bend knees and tap up again.

Tap up using both sides of the racket.

Place a cone or hoop on the ground and see how many times the Player, or pair, can make the ball land on/in that area.

Work as a pair and find different areas to tap up over. Try to do ten tags in each different area,

Teaching Points

Tap the ball up to head height.

&end the knees as the ball falls.

CATCH TENNIS Organisat ion

Players -Throw the ball up, let it bounce, rlse, start to fall and then catch it with an upturned cone using one or two hands.

Players -Throw the ball up, let it bounce, rlse, fall and catch it with two hands.

In pairs - 4m apart, Player 1 with a ball and Player 2 in the ready position holding an upturned cone with one or two hands. Player 1 throws the ball towards Player 2 lets it bounce, catches it in the cone and then throws it backfhe catch is out in front

In pairs - Players rally over the net throwlng and catching In a defined area-They can throw the ball further away from their partner - higher, lower, shorter and wider. Players throw from wherever they catch it and then recover the middle and get ready.

Players can do an overarm throw for the first t h m in the rally to simulate a senre.

Teaching Points

Throw underarm with a smooth arm swlng at the side of the body.

Recover after the throw and get ready for the next catch.

Get ready for the catch with hands in front, palms forward and fingers down.

Get behind the bounce of the ball.

Control the catch using soft hands.

CHOPSTICKS

Players in pairs on opposite sides of the net. Player 1 has a tennis ball and Player 2 has two tennis rackets.

Player 1 throws the ball underarm over the net to Player 2.

Player 2 catches the ball between the rackets after one bounce and then lets the ball bounce off the floor and hits it back to Player 1.

a Swap over.

This could be started with between two cones.

Teaching Points

Catcher in ready position.

Keep racket up and out in ready for catch.

Players in pairs on either side of the net.

Player 1 has the ball, calls a number and throws the ball underarm to Player 2.

Player 2 catches the ball after the number of bounces called by Player 1.

Swap over.

Teaching Points

Catching Player in ready position.

Catcher on toes ready to serve.

GAMES BEANS

Players move around the court area and when the Coach shouts a type of bean they perform the action.

W a r f Bean - Players bend knees ind. .kome as small as possible. . . *

I 6 W 0 String Bean - Players %h hands up tothe sky

and become as tall as possible.

PACMAN

Broad Bean - Players hold hands out to the side to become as wide as possible.

Chilli Beans - Players shakes body and arms whilst keeping feet still.

Teaching Points

Feet still and shoulder width apart.

Anns either close to the'body or away from the body as thelBean'dictates.

Players use the lines ofthe court to move along.

One Player is Pacman.

- Pacman has to move abng the Snes to catch another Player. - The caught Player becomes the next Pacman.

Teaching Points

Use arms for balance.

Keep watching who is Pacman.

UNTAINS AND VALLEYS Teaching Points

Bend knees to reach the cones. ns (right way up), the Keep watching for other Players;

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CASTLES Organisation

Players are in two teams opposite each other on the outside tramlines.

Each team make either one or two Castles with balls on the outside of the tramline.

A Castle is three balls together with one additional ball placed on top.

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o Each team then has extra balls to ro the other teams Castles to try to knc it down. A Castle is three balls together with one additional ball placed on top.

Teaching Points

When rolling the ball foHow through to the target.

If the Player hits the ball in the net, out,

Players on the baseline in two lines. I

' I Coach feeds the ball to each Player in turn, the Players try to hit the ball ' hi+-

: 1. past the Coach and into court.

SF- - - - = S TALE

or the Coach can catch the ball they lose a life, each Player has three lives. Once they have lost their lives they join the Coach and become a Pirate; their aim is then to catch the balls of the remaining Players, the last Player left wins.

Coach has a hoop of balls in the middle of the court which is a pond. -*&

'w The balls are the fish. The Coach takes a ball fiom the pond and hits it in the air.

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+ The Players are circled round the Coach with their rackets behind them on the floor.

They try to catch the fish and put them an their racket.

Players try to catch as many fish as possible.

Organisation

Players in pairs on opposite tramlines.

Players have a b r rally with their Partner.

Coach/Leader is in the middle of the court with two rackets [Crocodile) and tries to catch the ball.

4;- MESSY BEDROOMS a J s n v b n Players then have - to throw all the balls - in two teams on either basdine. - C& tips a bucket of sponge balls

on each side of the court,

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to the other of the court as fast as they can. The team with the least balls on their side at the end of one minute wins.

The teams haw a W e t of sponge bails

- Players in two teams on opposite tramI'm each and d l the balls at the big ball

5 A big light ball or batbon is placed or balkmi.

between the two teams. The aim Is to get the big ball w balloon to CKK~ the other team's tramline.

PRINCEIPRINCESS TRAP

a Each team har a Prince or P r i m inside a drde of six to eight cones [this is the top of the castle).

Their team mates have to throw the ball to them h.om the other s*& of the net. The Primor hrinces has to catch the ball and light up the ~ Q P of their

- castk (ail the cones).

The fist team to get a ball on all the cones wins.

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The Red Awards can be completed with a sponge or a felt ball.

A sponge ball should be used inside and a felt ball should be used outside, however think about how you use the different balls. A Player will be able to complete the Awards with a sponge ball earlier than they will be able to with a felt ball.

Think about how the Player can be challenged by interchanging balls at different levels of the Awards.

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RALLY - - LeaderICoach and Player a few C d steps back from the net. Leader LeaderICoach feeds the ball

underarm to start the rally and rallies with the Player until the player has hit five forehands or backhands in a row. Each Player has three attempts to achieve the rally.

Kuy-brgpdnts Players start in a ready position. Encourage a small turn towards the ball with little backswing. Only show and encourage a small compaa swing - a low to high push.

- Leader/Coach sets a serving position half way between the net and the service line with a marker. "'

Player starts in a serving position behind the marker. The Player uses an abbreviated overarm action to bump five serves in court out of ten. The overarm serves should be in and the Player needs to start from the correct pasition and make contact abow their head

kl@=hJpoi* Haps set feet square to the

' Rletordghtly turned.

Players recover feet and racket back to ready position after each shot.

Movement skllls Encourage Players to be in position to the side of the ball. Players need to move behind the bounce of the ball so that it bounces and cornes'towards them. After the shot, Players recover back to ready position.

Mental skills Players should be concentrating and ready to receive the ball before it is fed in by the LeaderICoach. Encourage the Player to try their best right through the rally and recover with energy even after their last shot.

Players start with their rackets up just behind contact point. Gentle place up ofthe ball. Racket action short forward and upwards push.

Can the Players recover quickly to a ,-: - s,:

good ready position after the serve?5+ 8

- Players can remember to prepare %.L''; well and take time before each serve.

* Before starting the action Players pause and look where they want the serve to go.

COME TO THE NET

Leader/Coach a few steps back from the net. Player on the service line. Player starts to move forwards when the Coach shouts "Go". Leader/Coach throws an underarm feed to below shoulder height for the Player to volley,

LeaderICoach alternates feed between forehand and backhand volley. Player receives ten feeds each turn and has to be in a ready position and make five volleys over and in.

Ky-4lpohrtr Players mwe to the net and then get into a ready position. Encourage Players to line racket face up near the contact point before the ball is fed in.

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orn- LeaderjCoach and player a few steps back from the net. Player bump serves the ball into court. Leader/Coach rallies co-operatively with the Player for five points, with the Player and Coach serving alternately. In each point the Player shows they know when the ball is out or bounces twice and at the end of each rally is able to say why the rally finished and who won the point e.g.: Ball in the net, ball out, double bounce, etc.

competltkn The Player signs up to British Tennis Membership (BTM) ready for when they Start to compete in matches. "'

N.B. To sign up to BTM, go to www.lta.org.uk/membe~hip

Players make contact above the head on serve. Encourage a simple racket action with short swing/push on groundstrokes and serve. Players watch the ball as it lands the first time. Players call "out" clearly when it lands and don't hit the ball. Players watch in case the ball bounces twice and stop the rally if they see this,

Movement sldlls Players pay attentson to starting positlon for serving and receiving. Players recover back to ready position, after each shot.

Mental skills The Players remember the starting positions for serving and receiving.

The Wayers concentrate and watches the ball closely all the time. The Players are confident in calling "out* and are fair abwt the cals.

RALLY Organisath Mmmnrant skflh

Two Players on eitherside of the court Players may be starting to split step starting just behind the service line. when the Leader/Coach hits the ball.

Players rally co-operatively with The slight turn towards the ball each other inside the service boxes. starts the Player's movement

Players have to achieve a rally of and after the shot they sidestep

ten inside the service boxes. back to a good ready position.

The Players have three The Players should try to be in

attempts at the rally of ten. position "behind the ball" in time to I? transfer balance forwards into shot.

Key teaching points Mental skills

Players always wait in a ready position and recover back after each stroke. The Players count their own rally hits.

As the Players see which side the At the start the Players can tell the

ball is coming to they make a Coach one thing that they are going

slight turn towards that side. to remember and try to do well?

The Players should have virtually no backswing but be starting to develop a longer follow through towards the target.

Organisation Player changes sides between serves using the service line as the back of the court

Overarm serve from the service lines diagonally into the correct service box. The Player has ten serves and has to get seven into court alternating sides between each serve.

w poinu Teach the Players a consistent set up with their feet - either square on to the net or slightly turned.

The Players can develop the action by starting with their rackets pointing back and then pushing forwards to and through the contact. The Players should be using somewhere dose to an eastern grip.

CC. .C TO THE NET

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pre-serve routine ' time? q Occasionally get the away from the r?

ci Can the Players recover quick& after the serve back to a go06 '~ q ready position?

Mental rldUs Can the Players keep trying on each serve no matter what score - they are on?

Can the Players call the serves in or out correctly and fairly for their friends?

org8~iSation LeaderICoach feeding from behind the service line.

Player just behind the service line on the other side of the net.

- LeaderKoach feeds a short ball for an approach shot and then a volley, the feed for the volley should be underarm to below shoulder height and to the opposite side to the approach shot. LeaderICoach feeds for the Player to have ten goes at an approach and volley.

Player to hit seven approach and voileys into the court.

wmpdnts Players ta move quickly to the net'but with good balance - look for a good head position and eyes forwards.

Players get into a ready position as soon as they get to the net and before the ball is fed fbr the first volley. Encourage Players to line the racket face up behind the contact point early.

Movement sWlb The Players should show good energy and alertness in their ready position on the baseline so they can react and move forwards quickly for the approach shot. Can the Players recover their feet, Rands and racket back to a good ready position after their volley?

Mental skills Can the Players try their best right to the end of the exercise no matter what score they are on? If the Players try the exercise and don't get seven out of ten they can still say one thing that they did well.

Player 1 serves from the behind the service line into any part of the court.

Player 2 returns and Plajlers continue the rally until the point ends.

Points continue with Players serving alternate points until one player has ten points or ten minute timed.

Players call out the scores.

campaition The Player plays matches against others in their group during coaching sessions.

The Player signs up to British Tennis Membership (BTM) ready for when they start to compete in matches.

N.B. To sign up to BTM, go to www.lta.org.uk/membership

w.awrcclllsnsrposarr Recap with the Players on where the ball should land to be 'in'.

Players call the ball out accurately and clearly.

SCORE AND COMPETE The rules in and out, for two serving chances, a let serve, a double bounce, touching the net.

Start to introduce the Players to scoring by calling out the score as well as using the cones.

Movunent slrttlv Encourage good energy and ready position when returning serve.

After serving Players recover quickly to an energetic ready position.

Mental skills The Players remember how to organise the match, who is to serve, and how to keep the score using the cones or other visual aid.

The Players can agree the score with their opponent and tell the score to the organiser.

The Players remember to use the same serve routine for each point no matter what happened on the previous point.

Court- 1lmx5.5m(or12mx6m) Net hdgM: 80cm

RALLY 'WI- D Two Players on the baseline

either side of the net.

Players rally co-operatively with each other.

Players aim for a rally of 15 that has to include both forehand and backhand from both Players.

Players have three attempts to achieve the rally of 15.

K.yb.dubrg- Players should be consistently starting and recovering to an energetic ready position.

Help the Players to understand when and how to split step on the baseline when their opponent hits.

From the ready position the Players can now turn shoulders and hands to the side to bring racket back on forehand and backhand.

Encourage a smooth swing through towards the target with the racket corning over the shoulder to finish.

L- o Players try to split step when the

Leader/Coach hits the ball. L 9 The shouider turn towards ball starts the Player's movement, they then move quickly behind the bounce so the ball comes to them.

After completing the stroke the Players recover back to a good ready position with running steps or sidesteps as appropriate.

M.nt.l skws Can the Players keep count?

Can the Players work together to come up with ideas on how to improve their rally number for the next time they try the exercise?

mm-ion Player in a serving position on the baseline. Player serves, with a Partner receiving on the baseline at the other end, overarm into diagonal service box switching diagonals after each serve.

Players have ten serves and have to serve seven in. Server recovers ready for the third ball ofthe rally and hits this third ball if the Recekr returns successfully (this third ball doesn't count towards the seven in).

s I C r y m - Players should start sideways, feet shoulder width apart, lining their feet up to the target. Players may Start in a throwing position or be using a full action.

COME TO THE NET

Help the Players to dewlop the action ofthe racket head dropping down and then throwing up to the contaa !5erver recovers after the serve i n a good ready position for the third shot of the rally.

luowmmtoulk Encourage the %yen to recover back 5- '

to a good ready position behind the baseline after hitting the serve.

The Players d to keep a condstent -and keep wng Wht through to the eml of the exeKise no matter whatthexorek CanthePlayersdltheballinand art fw their friends and keep a note of thenumberadr i i?

- mawnnntrldlb LeaderICoach on the baseline. Players should move qulckly up to the

Player just inside the baseline on approach shot then balance and keep the other side of the net. good head position while playing shot,

Coach feeds short ball for an Once they've completed the approach approach shot. Piayer moves forwards and plays an approach shot folJowed by two volleys. Player aims to achieve seven out of ten sets of all three shots

WorwMngpdnlr fhe Players need to move forwards to the approach then stop and balance for the shot. After hitting approach Players need to follow qukkly to net and split ste~into ready position. Players must recover back to a central ready position well in front of body as they need to be able to react to either side. Encourage a simple racket action - a short forward push.

swing move quickly again to the net - Players should feel they are chasing the ball that they've hit. ~~

Players shauld aim to keep trying right through to the end of the exercise no matter what the score is.

Can the Players watch their Mends and then suggest something to them that will help improve their scores.

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Two Players on the baseline at Encourage Players to have alert either end of the court. ready positions, turn shouldeas , The Players have to play a move behind the bounce, e n e m

tie break to ten. recovery back to good C O U ~ posRian f To complete the exercise the Between points the Players move

Players have to spin and choose briskly to get the ball and start the

to serve or receive, serve from the next point.

correct sides for a tie break, call if the Ment.1 skills ball is Out, call the score and give the , Players can keep trackof result to the Coach/Leader at the end the score without any visual aids of the match. or scorer.

-- - -------- The Players should keep trying

The Player has played in six recordd--- an3 i5lt%emsn&@--- matches (tie break to ten points or exercise no matter what happened ten minute timed) in their coaching in the previous point. programme. The Players can give you one thing

K W - h m they did well plus one thing they're e

Players know the choices after the going to do better next time.

spin of the racket.

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Players understand the order of serving in a tie break including proper use of right and left sides. The Players need to understand that you need to win by two clear points.

The Player serving should always call the score 'out'.

The Players understand how to give the score to the organiser.

RALLY

Two Players on the baseline either side of the net.

- Players achieve two rallies, rally one is from the right hand side of the court, rally two is from the left.

Players use the outside shot during the rally, this will ensure they recover.

Players achieve a rally of 20 from the left hand side, and 20 from the right, with the majority of the balls landing past the service line.

If either rally one or rally two breaks down the Players start again. Players have 90 seconds to complete two rallies, one on each diagonal and have three attempts to achieve this.

Ky -ing poi- - The key for the Players in this exercise is to position themselves accurately and early behind the ball so that they can have good control over their contact point to maintain good direction.

Can the Players keep consistent swing shapes and tempo under the time and space pressure created by the drill?

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Alert ready positions, turn shouiders and move behind the bounce, energetic recovery back to good court position (near the centre of the court).

The Player being moved needs to concentrateon achieving a good back foot position as they move and recover.

-1 drllb Players recover well to accurate court positions even though they know where the next ball is being hit to.

* Before the exercise starts can the Players show the coach something that they are going to do well, without being constantly reminded by the Coach.

n either baseline, one is the Server the other is the Returner. The Server serves overarm from The Players can start to developa - behind the baseline into the throwing action with the grip

diagonal service box. starting to move from eastern towards continental.

Before each serve the Server calls out where they are going to MOWmnmMrldlb serve to, forehand or backhand. By now the Players should have alert The Sewer needs to include ready positions, turn shoulders and both during the exercise. move behind the bounce, energetic

The Returner has a marker set by recovery back to good court position.

the Coach, which they stand on to Can the Players start to show mark their returning position. an understanding of how their

The serve has to be in the recovery position will vary

correct service box and to the depending on where they have Returner's correct side. hit their previous shot.

The Server is aiming to score lW@ISW-

seven out of ten attempts. At the end of the exercise can

Key teaching points the Players tell each other what

The Players should be using a they think their strength is and a

consistent pre-serve routine weakness, without being constantly

positioning their feet then finding reminded by the Coach.

a balanced starting position lining racket and hands up to target.

CC. -5 TO THE NET -fi

LeaderICoach on the baseline. Player just inside the baseline on the other side of the net. Player moves forwards and plays an approach shot. LeaderKoach then racket feeds player two volleys, a smash and another volley.

Repeat the approach and volley pattern a further four times (therefore five times in total).

The Player is aiming to achieve 20 out of 25 shots successfully.

Player has three attempts at completing the exercise.

m)wilfifngpahrh * Can the Players maintain good

balance and posture throughout the drill? Encourage them to think of maintaining a good head position, Encourage a strong and early sidewq turn as soon as they see the lob. The Players should bring both arms up to be involved in the action for the smash.

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Energetic recovery of feet, hands and racket after each volley. Turn sideways to move back for smash then recover forwards to meet final volley close to the net.

4umta4- Can the Players keep concentrating and trying their best as they start to get tired towards the end of the exercise.

=lm--" -aws Coaches and Players discuss - The Players should be consistently various ways to win points showing alert ready positions, early and plan a strategy. shoulder turn and move behind - - The Player is given information about an opponent's strengths and weaknesses.

The Player decides on the best tactics to use to beat the opponent in a tie break match to ten.

The match is played and watched by the Coach who checks how the Player uses the strategy.

The Coach can stop the match in the middle and have a Player talk.

a- The Player plays in a competition outside their coaching programme. After the event they write a mini match report for the Coach, including the result of their matches and highlighting the strengths and weaknesses of their opponent.

K.y--wpdnrr .The Players score the tie break well with clear line calls, and calling out the score and changing ends every six points.

The Players understand the different ways they can play to win the points and how they might work against different Players.

The Players are encouraged

the bounce, energetic recovery back to good court position.

Can the Piayers start to show an understanding of how their recovery position will vary depending on where they have hit their previous shot?This is particularly important as they start to try different ways to win the points.

Can the Players name four ways they won a point at the end of the exercise?

Can the Players keep trying their best and enjoying the game even if they are struggling in the tie break?

Can the Players maintain concentration and their service routines if they are getting near to winning the tie break?

to keep to their plan.

be used in a number of ways.

Coaches that run circuit based sessions could have an Awards exercise station as part of the circ

8 Coaches could use the Awards to see how players have progressed in a specific area during a les

Coaches could run Awards/kstivai sessions, These would be in addition to the regular programme and would include Awards and competition.

Coaches could run specific Award sessions half way through the term and/or at the end of the term.

N.B. Coaches should use the Awards in a consistent way to help develop their programme.

Coaches and teachers could also run the Awards within schools. Depending on the number of children taking part and the space available, it's likely that Red 5 will be the most appropriate stage and level to run as part of an Out of Schools Hours tennis club or festival.

Disability.

- As with the teaching of any Mini Tennis session, the exercises within the Awards are flexible and can be adapted, when working with players with a disability. For example, players using a wheelchair may let the ball bounce twice, when required. For more information on Disability Tennis, please visit: www.tennidoundation.org.uk

MOVING THROUGH THE AWARDS Once a player has passed all the exercises at a particular level they have achieved that Award and can move on to the next level.

Players do not have to pass all the exercises at a particular level before moving on and trying some of the exercise from the next level. For example, it may be that a player has achieved the Serve exercise at Red 15 before they have passed all the exercises at Red 10. When they pass all the exercises covering the four skill areas of Rally, Serve, Coming to the net and Score and Compete at Red 10 they have achieved that Award Level and can be rewarded by receiving the Awards Collector charm that represents that stage and levet and/or a badge and certificate. It is up to the coach running the Awards to decide how they recognise player's progress.

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QUALITY POINTS L Coordinate arms and legs when running

* Stop quietly and balanced with knees

*" Run in different directions and stop with q t r o l * Get ready in a balanced pwition

Know the names of tennis shots

and we hand etc. Pupils balance on those parts .

* Run and stop on a line with both feBt H'old the balance positions for in a ready position different. lengths of time Stand or jog 6wl the spot, on

~ @ t ~ % s b . b s s t way to stpp whbrl the teacher calls 'ready'? r Whloh parts ~f your body tmld y ~ l a in position when y w &I'ance?

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Thrnk carefully where to place the next line

Equipment: throw-down lines Set up the river from the baseline to the net Position the pupils at the baseline and explain the task. Avoid demonstr,ating, let them work it out for themselves

i off a line and find different ways.

Use"2 throw dpwn-lines :

lit into teams and r rt again if they ste

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Keap bo&f&~&~ha same, not bobbing up Lm*2@v& . :

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Watch the ball and be aware of spaces and other pupils

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for repeated jumps

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I EASIER HARDER Go slower Make the activ~ty faster and more Start with 2 sides of the square and dynamic gradually add more * Create more difficult activities e.g. I

1 combination .of jumps such as hoascotch tar turnas

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EASIER Pupils sfart from the throwing position rather than moving to it

* Roll a big ball or small ball

Throw to a target area * Add a more complex movement to the

run e.g. cross over steps or a zigzag of corns

lrew se the ball does not w . n c ~ ,. fc

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HARDER With a Mini Jenn~s ball with no bounces Add moving forwards and backwards

1 Throw with 2 hands on the ball and rotate the body whilst moving

1 . 1 handed catch~ng and thrwlng. . I

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EASIER Use a big ball for throwing and catching

* Use a balloon and keep it up by

QUALITY POINTS -

Face forwards I

Take small steps to -,,

adjust gosit~on near each cone

COh LADDER:

QUALITY POINTS

* Cwrdinate arms and legs, moving at the same pace

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I Mow forward8 and sideways Davelop rhyithrn thrwgh repeating faowark patterns

3Cbm apart Pasltim pupils at h e start CA of ladder and' dem~nstrate Organis pupffd into groups to start at the beginning sf mah laddef

Pupil 1 moves through the ladder by stepping over the conesllines in various footwork patterns, then does a split'step at the end of the ladder, and then quickly turns and runs back down the side. Pupil 2 starts when Pupil I does the split step. Other pupils follow. Do this in different ways:

With 1 foot in each space With 2 feet in each space, one at a time With side-steps

fl With cross over steps Hold~ng a racket

Start all patterns slowly to get the Place the cones nearer together footwork pattern correct and Place the cones different distances apar gradually increase the speed encouraging d~fferent stride lengths

Change the footwork pattern halfway

*. What part of your feet are yau running, on?

ABCs

i Develop reaction speed Develop effective running style

Equipment: rackets, balls Define the running area as baseline to net and back again. Set up a racket and ball for each pupil

* Position pupils at the baseling and demonstrate Organise pupils into teams on the baseline Highlight the need to run straight and avoid colliding with others

Pupils sit on the floor in a team line behind the baseline, legs crossed and arms folded. -'q ..L 4 On the command of the teacher Pup1 1 stands up, sprints to the net, picks up a ball,

, bounces it back and sits behind the line again. Pupils 2.3, and 4 do the same in turn. Next, I , , Pupil f stands up, runs, picks up a racket, puts the ball on the raoket and runs back. Pupils 2, 3, 4 da the same in turn. ,,. I i

HARDER Get up without using hands Bounce the ball down with the racket on the way back :hange the starting position e.g. lyir

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: How do you get up quickly? What parts of yourbody do you use to run fast? What helps you to run straight? I .

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Set up sideways wi feet behir ' I

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HARDER Throw from further back Make the targets smaller Ajm to-forehand or backhand ol lrtner

FLOOR TENNIS

,.m Put the favuurite hand 5;- at the b t t m d the asi

Get ready betwe lushes

3end at the knees and waist to gel: Iw

all out

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Equrjmmmt: balls, rackets, crones Define the playing area

--* Pesition pupils at the aide of *e a,ma and demanstrate

who b in %e i~38d~

side with the racket f a ~ e behind the ball; then pus

in 2s rally t h r~ ,dh cones: $&*.

1. Count how many pushes in one rally and remember best score. Gampste awinstothei airs. 1 2. For every rally af 6 shots in a row Mn a eona. 6dtec'~ cmm for 2 minutes.

1 3. Race to do a rally a! 10 in a row. y'ymz ?:;".*i &.L&.

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Hit alternate tap ups into a box

Get ready to I%W@ with fmt apart and eyes watching the bail

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Tap the ball up to head height

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I. Sold tap ups - in a defined m a bp the bail up in the air each tims t ~ ~ h e x i bight; let it bounce and tap it up again. Keep repeatiw 1 bounca, 1 tap up. If fh~.kalf >QQF!S wt of\ the a m , strap and start again.

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* H w do you hlt €% b53 HghBr or ilower? H w can you rnak IM _M mqva in diiferant direction@?

9 How many' times Is ~ @ ' ~ l ~ l ~ ~ to bounce in a tennis game?

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QUALITY POINTS

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EASIER Stop after each catch to give the other pupil a chance to return to H m e Base Use a bigger or slower ball

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both sides * One pupil hits the ball

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g,-. 3. Race to d i ~ zr rally asf 10 in a raw.

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QUALITY P01PSTS

Track the ball all the way

EASIER

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Count the number sf consecutive hits /'

QUALITY POINTS 1; . . '-.,! I t .

Get the rack% back early 'by turning the M y

Increase the length of 1I-m shroke far longer &mts . I

* Contact the ball azlt

lin front

Rallly to 6 in a row '-4' then move the line back

one racket length

@ Rqcaver and get ready htwwri shots

shorter

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other pupil is near Organise pupils into 2s on courts

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Cooperative: Race other pairs to see who can get further back in a set time. Competitive: Pupils create a baseline 5 rackets lengths frorn the net on each side and play points. After every 3 points the pupil that is loosing can say 'longer' or 'shorter' and the court must be made 1 racket longer or 1 racket shorter for the next 3 points. I

QUALITY POINTS

1 Starit balanced end sideways behind the ti

Hold the ball out and near the racket face

* Put the ball gently In t air a littie R~ghes than

MAIN THEME MAIN THEME

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move further back

COMPETITION

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1. 'I serve you catch' - in 2s pupils serve t~ each athsr ss th'at the partner ccot~heg I% with the racket and Rand. Pupils win a cone ftsr @very B L Y C C ~ S S F W ~ caFehl, They C Q ~ P B @ &w'ih@t ather pairs in o I@$ Irma. 2. In 2% pupilk B@W@ @lt@rn&ti*ly from e start line. EWQ+ tSme a pupiP they move iEM Ilm b ~ e k 1 racket I'etngth. Each pupif tries get further ba@k t h k ] ~ ~ 1'hir

tner in a set time.

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Watch where the serve is going ...

Get ready betwen service line and baseline

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RETURN THE S E R F

.s fi'balanced and relaxed ready position

\Match the direct~on and height of the ball

* Turn the upper bw '

quickly towards the ha!) I '

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~emvii@t$he centre af the c@ufiQfter the m%um .

How early-can you see where the serve is going? What's the first thing that you do when you know where the ball is going?

* What is different ,about returning an overarh serve and an underarm serve?

COMPETmON

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QUALITY POINTS I Bzlanced alert ready position - I Angle the racket face to the target I

* Increase the path of the push to get the ball fa I

... then progress to a target for each pupil

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Ily aiming at the targets,

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!?&its rally aiming tc hit the ind addeb to tkw Q~MI p~~~pil's

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Move after playing

r &tlanc&, alert ready wsi.j.fio;lr*l

* Cmplete the sha2 &fore remvering

Taka tw steps back towards the middle of thta murt

: At what point after hitting the ball

1 What do the feet and legs do to a does your recovery? . start a quick recovery?

What role do other body parts play in a good recovery? 7%

MAlN THEME MAIN THEMF 7

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Think ahead where the space is going to be

* Glet in the correct pasition to d~rwt h b l i ta t b spa@@

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How does your action change to hit to different places? r .

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* Make contact above )gWr head

m Tap the ball upwards gently and. stay high with your rackst

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