Tennis whizz clinicians workshop v2.0
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The document outlines the Tennis Whizz program, which provides tennis lessons and curriculum for preschool-aged children. It discusses the objectives of developing athletic, social, cognitive and tennis skills. It describes the tools used in lessons like skill cards, lesson plans, games and take-home materials. It outlines how to set up a session, including warmups, games, setting the environment and working with parents. It also details the six elements of SPACE, MOVE, BODY, OBJECTS, PEOPLE and BRAIN that are incorporated in the curriculum.
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- 2. www.tenniswhizz.com Objectives • Objectives of Today • Looking at the Tools • Understanding the Program • Working through a Lesson (Workshop)
- 3. www.tenniswhizz.com Clinicians • Dynamic • Enthusiastic • Passionate • Knowledgeable • Open • Team
- 4. www.tenniswhizz.com Clinician Criteria 1. Existing Clinician (PTR/USTA/NGB) 2. Shadow workshop (if not #1 above) 3. Running the TW Program 4. Geographical Demand 5. Experience in this field 6. Submission of a Lesson Plan (Credited) 7. Submission of Blog Article (200 + words)
- 5. www.tenniswhizz.com Clinician Compensation • $700 all in • Clinician Hoodie & T-Shirt • Listing on the TW Team • Prince Contract • TW On Court Package (Racquets, lines, balls. Cones, nets) • Paid Contributions (Project Based)
- 6. www.tenniswhizz.com Workshop Benefits Venue Pack • 2 Free Places for your staff plus a discounted rate of $50 each for every extra staff member • FREE Kit bag with 10 x 17" Whizz Racquets and Whizz Balls • FREE Tennis Whizz Banner • Your staff remain on site and so ready to teach that day • No travel costs or inconvenience for your team • A top class clinician who will deliver an exciting and informative training • In return we need one court, use of equipment, and attendance of a minimum of 12 outside coaches (full paying pros at $75)
- 7. www.tenniswhizz.com INTRODUCING WHIZZ TOOLS! Connecting all the Dots
- 9. www.tenniswhizz.com Skill Card • Includes all Elements with suggested levels • Designed as a Curriculum aid (not assessment)
- 10. www.tenniswhizz.com Lesson Plans • Themed into an Adventure • Group Warm Up plus Four activities • Show, Do Together, Do Again • Linked to Games and Skill Card • Include Set 4 School Links for Learning
- 11. www.tenniswhizz.com Games • Classified by reference numbers • Support Key Activities from the skills chart • Flexible names
- 12. www.tenniswhizz.com Set 4 School Linked to key Pre School Learning • ABCS – Basic Sounds • Numeracy – Patterning • Colours • Shapes
- 13. www.tenniswhizz.com Take Away • Activity Page • Bedtime Story • Passport • Stickers
- 18. www.tenniswhizz.com Basic Principles • Why? – Engage in and introduce children to tennis – Provide more than tennis • Who? – Pre-school age children – Parents – Coaches, Assistants and Play Workers
- 19. www.tenniswhizz.com Basic Principles • When? – Daytime weekdays – Parallel to sessions for older siblings • How? – Story telling lesson structure – Follow on activities and stories – Athletic skills, tennis skills and set4school skills
- 21. www.tenniswhizz.com KIDS FIRST Let’s Create the Foundations for a Lifetime!
- 22. www.tenniswhizz.com Developing Kids Developing … • Athletic Skills • Social Skills • Cognitive Skills • Set4School Skills • Tennis Skills
- 23. www.tenniswhizz.com Understanding Kids 3 – 5! Imagine if you… • Were Really Small - Sit down in the supermarket • Loved Cartons - Watch Dora the explorer • Were always led – Be pulled you around by your hand • Used only Gross Motor Skills - Write using really big letters • Were Emotionally Fragile - Be happy or sad and change with the wind • Had the attention span of a butterfly! • Fell over everyday • Didn’t really care about anyone else except you – Mine!
- 24. www.tenniswhizz.com Kids’ Environment! – Routine and repetition = familiarity = security – Strategies to keep attention. – “Sit downs”, “Quiet time” or “anchor places” – Own world – At 5 - understand some basic rules and take turns – At 3 - 4 Solo skills or with parents! – Variation vs. Familiarity – Develop awareness of Court and space
- 25. www.tenniswhizz.com Kids’ Development! Physical Development – Balance – Visual Skills – Dexterity – Bi lateral Coordination – Verbal Processing Speed – Physical Reaction Speed – Limited experience = range of different abilities Cognitive Development – Learn thru games & imitation – Egocentric – Partners? – Basic Rules – In out – Be very positive – Reward incrementally – Allow multiple people to achieve – Recognise different reward behaviours
- 26. www.tenniswhizz.com SETTING UP A SESSION!
- 27. www.tenniswhizz.com Whizz Warm Up Stand in a Circle !! Coach: “Are you ready for today?” Kids: “Yes we’re ready to go PLAY! • March Right - children march around the circle to the right • March Left – children change direction and march around to the left • Jump Forwards – children make little jumps forwards • Jump Backwards – children make little jumps back Coach: “Are you ready for today?” Kids: “Yes we’re ready to go PLAY! • Shuffle Right – children sidestep to the right • Shuffle Left – children sidestep back to the left • Step In – children walk forwards • Step Out – children carefully walk backwards Coach: “Are you ready for today?” Kids: “Yes we’re ready to go PLAY! • Get Little – children crouch down • Get Big – children stretch up • Circle Right – children make circles (or figure 8’s) in the air with the right hand • Circle Left - children make circles (or figure 8’s) in the air with the right hand Coach: “Are you ready for today?” Kids: “Yes we’re ready to go PLAY!
- 28. www.tenniswhizz.com Starting Games • Run • Throw • Roll • Hit There are over 400 games in the compendium if you need help!
- 29. www.tenniswhizz.com Setting the Environment • Anchors – Baselines • Spaces • Journey Zones • Turns • Balls, Racquets, Cones, Bean Bags 1
- 30. www.tenniswhizz.com Parents or Not? Kids on Their Own • Ratios – 4:1 ? • Delivery – brief / lots of demo / enthusiasm • Equipment – set up ahead of time • Sharing – can they?? Partner activities or coach fed Kids with Parents • Ratios – not about how many kids but how much space • Delivery – some to kids and some to parents • Equipment – set up ahead or let parents help • Sharing – everyone has their own coach 2
- 31. www.tenniswhizz.com Working with Parents • Don’t feel you always have to coach – Let them PLAY! • Wait for times for intervention – kids are frustrated / parents are frustrated • Many parents may not play tennis and will be anxious if they are doing or saying the right thing. • Demo how to roll, throw or hit to kids – Remember many parents will not know how to create a positive athletic environment. You are the expert! • Model praising for effort rather than results – parents naturally compare • Take the time to build a relationship – they are your greatest resource
- 32. www.tenniswhizz.com Defining the Outcome • From – To – How • Bounces – Boundaries – Barriers 3
- 33. www.tenniswhizz.com Creating Learning • Opposites – Differential Learning – Near / Far – Over / Under – Fast / Slow 4
- 34. www.tenniswhizz.com Adding Set4School Skills • Literacy - learning ABCs, letter sounds, new words, rhymes • Numeracy - patterning, shapes, colors, sorting and counting, left & right, and directions 5
- 35. www.tenniswhizz.com Building a Story- Creating Focus • Imagination engages children • Attention Span – Story • Attention Focus – one thing at a time 6
- 36. www.tenniswhizz.com Selling your Story - Communication • We are …. (playing together) • Smile = Happy – Everything else is sad • Words – simple • Start and Stop Commands • Eye Level – Sit downs • Voice Tone - Whispers
- 37. www.tenniswhizz.com Motivation – Rhymes Part 1 Ready Rhyme Coach: “Are you ready for today?” Kids: “Yes we’re ready to go play!” • Woven into warm-up • Gets kids excited to play • Marks the beginning of the adventure Learn & Practice Rhyme Coach, Kids, and Parents: “The best way to learn is to take another turn. I know I can if I do it again!” • After tasks have been done the first time • Encourages perseverance • Gives kids opportunity to do tasks again, especially if they struggled first time
- 38. www.tenniswhizz.com Motivation – Rhymes Part 2 Celebration Rhyme All: “We are Whizz Kids on the go. By playing hard we learn and grow!” • Used to celebrate their efforts • Some may be more apt than others – everyone feels successful • Marks the class is over Thank You Rhyme Kids: “Thank you for the chance to play! I can’t wait for another day!” • Opportunity to thank parents and coaches • Teaches them to say thank you for opportunities they have been given All classes should begin and end together as it creates a sense of belonging
- 40. www.tenniswhizz.com 6 Elements • Space – Understanding boundaries & barriers • Move– Developing locomotive skills • Body – Developing balance & coordination • Objects – Controlling & using equipment • People – Cooperating & competing • Brain – Developing key mental skills
- 42. www.tenniswhizz.com Space • Boundaries • Barriers • In and Out • Over and Under
- 44. www.tenniswhizz.com Move Using body parts together like • Swinging • Flapping • Jumping • Running • Hopping and Skipping
- 45. www.tenniswhizz.com BODY Developing Balance & Coordination
- 46. www.tenniswhizz.com Body • Body Awareness - basic coordination, names and relationship between body parts • Balance - controlling the body's position and posture while moving, starting and stopping • Body Rotation - including twisting, bending and stretching • Hands and Feet - basic coordination
- 47. www.tenniswhizz.com Balancing • Stopping – more challenging (body shape) • Starting – easier • Reading positions • Body part balances • Bending / Twisting
- 48. www.tenniswhizz.com Hand and Feet • Left and Right – laterality, touching • Collecting, passing • Kicking • Bending and twisting
- 50. www.tenniswhizz.com Objects • Balls, Racquets, Balloons, Cones, Lines • Send It - rolling, pushing, throwing, hitting • Handle It - holding and carrying • Find It - catching, bouncing, kicking, stopping, trapping.
- 52. www.tenniswhizz.com Learning To Throw • Balance • Set Up – Pointing – Target • Action • Release ( Dexterity) • Transfer
- 53. www.tenniswhizz.com Learning to Catch • Stage #1 – Non-Reactive • Stage #2 – Sea lion – Shoulders • Stage #3 – Hugging – Elbows • Stage #4 – Grabber – Dexterity
- 55. www.tenniswhizz.com Understanding The Racquet • Handle – Grips • Ends & Edges • Strings • Swinging – big and little • Blocking, stopping, trapping
- 57. www.tenniswhizz.com People • Cooperating • Copying • Competing
- 58. www.tenniswhizz.com Cooperation • Passing, Giving • Rolling, Stopping • Throwing, Catching • Counting • Celebrating
- 59. www.tenniswhizz.com Copying • Watching • Following • Mirroring • Opposites • Like “a” ….. (bird, car, robot) • Remembering
- 62. www.tenniswhizz.com Brain • Memory & Focus • Imagination • Questions & Problem Solving • Listening, Watching & Copying
- 63. www.tenniswhizz.com DELIVERY TIME Now Let’s Take an Adventure
- 64. www.tenniswhizz.com Your Whizz ADVENTURE • Tell the story • Do the stations • Repeat all the stations quickly • Perform the Rhymes