Tennis for Children: Smash
One of the ways we are able to be more efficient in our ability to help children learn the sport of tennis is to create entertaining games that are really single tasks which have multiple purposes. In the case of the game Smash, this game allows children to develop the difficult and often awkward ability […]
Tennis for Children: Bump Downs
Most coaches consider Bump Ups and Bump Downs to be “racquet skills.” To help a child build the coordination necessary to balance a tennis ball on the strings of a racquet takes patience and persistence. Helping a child learn to bounce a ball upward or downward requires even more patience and potentially consistent assistance. After […]
Tennis for Children: Bounce-Hit
As I discussed in the Tennis for Children: Bounce-Catch article, having a child catch a ball is one of the most basic ways to introduce spatial awareness. This introduces ball tracking and the hand-eye coordination responsible for much of the skill set a young tennis player requires. As we move on from “bounce-catch” to “bounce-hit,” the timing […]
Tennis for Children: Basketball
He shoots! He scores! You don’t have to be Michael Jordan to be great at basketball. You simply have to change the rules at bit. With a few slight rule changes, basketball becomes a game which can be mastered by young children or even an adult tennis player attempting to improve their game. Well, maybe […]