ACE Tennis for Kids - Red Book
ACE Tennis for Kids – Red Book is designed to help show you some simple, fun and practical activities that you can play with children aged approximately 5 – 8 years. The activities are designed to improve children’s coordination and, parents’ and coaches’ communication skills. Movement for children is an essential foundation for a healthy lifestyle and improved levels of co-ordination in children builds self-esteem leading to greater confidence.
Parents often ask the question “What can I do at home to help to support the weekly tennis lesson?” The following fun activities can provide creative solutions to this question. The content includes language tips and covers the four fundamental ingredients for success in sport:
MOVEMENT / MAGIC (How to hit) / MISSION (Where to hit) & MINDSET
Remember that the ball is in your court.
Happy Hitting.
What's on the other side?
MOVEMENT: Think D, E, F, G.
D = Dots
- Star
- Spider
- Hop Scotch
- Dance floor
E = Energy
F = Flexibility
- Dynamic Flex
- Tall Walk
- Heel Walk
- Clown Step
- Clown Skip
- Hug Leg
- Figure 4
- Superman / woman
- Lunge Mirror
- Mother Goose
- Toe Taps & Flaps
G = Go
- Go Ball
- Raining tennis balls
- Cat and Mouse
MAGIC: How to hit
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Demonstrations for all strokes
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CUE words
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Support Skills
MISSION: Tactics
R = Rally
- 4 Ball Challenge
- Swamp & Quicksand
- The Ball Never Dies
E = Earn
- Grand Prix
- Match Point
- Goal Keeper
D = Decide
- Late for school
- Shallow and Deep
- Trick or Treat
- Christmas Tree
MINDSET: Life Skills
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E = Excitement
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X-factor
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P = Play
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O = Opportunity
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R = Read
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E = Enthusiasm
Testimonial -
Danielle Boschin, Swimming Coach and Product Consultant
"Emma Doyle you have coached me since I was a kid and you have impacted my life in more ways than you will ever know. The time you gave me on and off the court showed me that you cared. I never made excuses and you did everything in your power to help me improve. I am forever grateful and knowing that even today, having you 'in my corner' makes me very happy."
Testimonial -
Donna Winter-Irving,
Tennis Coach
“Emma was fantastic and I have just been doing a bit of research on this amazing woman. She has inspired me to bring tennis back to the forefront in our small town. I share her passion for tennis but honestly the game has lacked spark. We need "Emma on Tour" in regional areas to spread her love & vitality.”
Buy the BLUE, RED, ORANGE & GREEN book and video series within the ACE Coach Membership Site
Your online facilitator:
Emma Doyle
Emma Doyle is the coaches’ coach and an online facilitator in helping individuals turn their motivation into activation. This course will kick-start your energy and your interest due to the practical coaching strategies that can be adapted across all stages and ages of development. She is a Tennis Australia high-performance coach with a strong background as a touring professional having represented her native country of Australia over 20 times. She is passionate about helping individuals embrace coaching principles allowing them to see beyond what they could have ever imagined.
Emma embodies the principles within the ACE Tennis for Kids Video and Book series helping you do the same. She is a TEDx speaker (Unleashing Female Potential) who is on a mission to create a world of gender equity through female empowerment.
Coordination EQUALS confidence.
The ball is in your court.