tennis whizz clinicians workshop v2.0

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Tennis Whizz Clinicians Training

Join the Adventure

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Objectives

• Objectives of Today • Looking at the Tools • Understanding the Program • Working through a Lesson (Workshop)

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Clinicians

• Dynamic • Enthusiastic • Passionate • Knowledgeable • Open • Team

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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 field6. Submission of a Lesson Plan (Credited)7. Submission of Blog Article (200 + words)

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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)

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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)

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INTRODUCING WHIZZ TOOLS!

Connecting all the Dots

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Marketing

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Skill Card

• Includes all Elements with suggested levels

• Designed as a Curriculum aid (not assessment)

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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

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Games

• Classified by reference numbers

• Support Key Activities from the skills chart

• Flexible names

Games Compendium

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Set 4 School

Linked to key Pre School Learning • ABCS – Basic Sounds• Numeracy – Patterning • Colours • Shapes

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Take Away

• Activity Page• Bedtime Story• Passport • Stickers

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Club TW

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On the Web

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ADVENTURE!The Complete Pre-School Tennis Program

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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

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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

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Our Inspiration

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KIDS FIRSTLet’s Create the Foundations for a Lifetime!

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Developing Kids

Developing …• Athletic Skills • Social Skills • Cognitive Skills • Set4School Skills • Tennis Skills

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Understanding Kids3 – 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!

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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

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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

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SETTING UP A SESSION!

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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!

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Starting Games

• Run • Throw• Roll• Hit

There are over 400 games in the compendium if you need help!

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Setting the Environment

• Anchors – Baselines• Spaces • Journey Zones • Turns • Balls, Racquets, Cones, Bean Bags

1

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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 activitiesor 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

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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

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Defining the Outcome

• From – To – How• Bounces – Boundaries – Barriers

3

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Creating Learning

• Opposites – Differential Learning– Near / Far– Over / Under– Fast / Slow

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Adding Set4School Skills

• Literacy - learning ABCs, letter sounds, new words, rhymes

• Numeracy - patterning, shapes, colors, sorting and counting, left & right, and directions

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Building a Story- Creating Focus

• Imagination engages children • Attention Span – Story • Attention Focus – one thing at a time

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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

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Motivation – Rhymes Part 1

Ready RhymeCoach: “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

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Motivation – Rhymes Part 2

Celebration RhymeAll: “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 RhymeKids: “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

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Looking After the Details

Defining the Toys in the Toy Box!

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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

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SPACE Understanding Spaces

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Space

• Boundaries • Barriers • In and Out• Over and Under

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MOVE Developing Locomotive Skills

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Move

Using body parts together like • Swinging• Flapping • Jumping• Running• Hopping and Skipping

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BODY Developing Balance & Coordination

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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

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Balancing

• Stopping – more challenging (body shape)• Starting – easier• Reading positions• Body part balances • Bending / Twisting

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Hand and Feet

• Left and Right – laterality, touching• Collecting, passing • Kicking • Bending and twisting

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OBJECTS Controlling and Using things

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Objects

• Balls, Racquets, Balloons, Cones, Lines • Send It - rolling, pushing, throwing, hitting• Handle It - holding and carrying• Find It - catching, bouncing, kicking, stopping,

trapping.

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Handling a Ball

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Learning To Throw

• Balance• Set Up – Pointing – Target • Action • Release ( Dexterity) • Transfer

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Learning to Catch

• Stage #1 – Non-Reactive• Stage #2 – Sea lion – Shoulders • Stage #3 – Hugging – Elbows • Stage #4 – Grabber – Dexterity

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Handling The Racquet

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UnderstandingThe Racquet

• Handle – Grips• Ends & Edges• Strings • Swinging – big and little • Blocking, stopping, trapping

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PEOPLE Working with others

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People

• Cooperating • Copying • Competing

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Cooperation

• Passing, Giving • Rolling, Stopping• Throwing, Catching• Counting• Celebrating

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Copying

• Watching • Following • Mirroring • Opposites• Like “a” ….. (bird, car, robot)• Remembering

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Competing

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BRAIN Stimulating Key Mental Skills

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Brain

• Memory & Focus • Imagination• Questions & Problem Solving• Listening, Watching & Copying

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DELIVERY TIME Now Let’s Take an Adventure

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Your Whizz ADVENTURE

• Tell the story • Do the stations • Repeat all the stations quickly • Perform the Rhymes

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Now Join The

ADVENTURE !

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