WHEELCHAIR TENNIS INSTRUCTOR WORKSHOP

Version 4.1 Dec 2010

COURSE MODULES

Module 0: IntroductionModule 1: Wheelchair DistinctivesModule 2: Game-based DevelopmentModule 3: Developing MobilityModule 4: Developing TechniqueModule 5: Tactical Lesson PlanningSummary & Reflections

MODULE 0: INTRODUCTION

Course resource: Wheelchair Tennis Instructor Workshop Participant’s Manual

Transferable Instructor SkillsObserve Top Wheelchair Players (“Top Wheelchair Players” video)

Overall impressions?Technical Differences from Able-bodied tennis?Tactical Differences?What do you notice about how they move?

MODULE 1: WHEELCHAIR DISTINCTIVES

Tennis Canada Wheelchair DVDOrganizationEquipmentRules

MODULE 1: WHEELCHAIR DISTINCTIVES

Congenital vs Acquired injuries

A disability can occur through:Spinal cord injuryAmputation Disease

MODULE 2: GAME-BASED DEVELOPMENT

Get them playing and then learn to play better (link strokes to mobility & play)

Progressive Tennis Process:Micro-tennis (foam balls)½ Court Red Tennis (foam or felt balls)¾ Court Orange Tennis (low-compression) Full Court Green (transition balls)

MODULE 2: GAME-BASED DEVELOPMENT

Play Tennis Canada rating systemLevels 1.0-7.0Top Open player = 4.0-4.5Top Quad player 3.5Beginner wheelchair = .1/.5/1.0Integration vs specialty

programs

MODULE 3: MOBILITY CYCLE

Circular (continuous) Mobility

(it’s all about breaking inertia)

MODULE 4: DEVELOPING TECHNIQUE

Impact pointEffectiveness

Ball Control (HDDSS)PAS Principles

EfficiencyEconomyInjury prevention

Mobility with technique

MODULE 5: TACTICAL LESSON PLANNING

SinglesRally Program Keep the ball in play

Reception Program Maintain consistency when

receiving challenging balls

Projection Program Place the ball with intention

DoublesTwo back positioning (basic)One up/One back positioning (advanced)

SUMMARY & REFLECTIONS

“What impacted you the most out of everything you learned today?”

RESOURCES:www.tenniscanada.comwww.acecoach.comwww.itftennis.com