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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 field
6. 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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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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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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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!
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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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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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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
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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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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 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
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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
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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