14 November 2022

This Thursday we were invited to attend an introduction to leading tennis and how to help at a competition at Telford Tennis Centre. It was led by the LTA and we spent the morning being taught how to coach younger children at tennis and particular exercises that coaches can use in sessions.

We learnt specific skills which we applied to the activities such as communication, self-management and problem solving. We began by learning how to deliver an effective warm up and how to address beginners whilst still earning their respect. We then moved onto basic ball activities such as roll and recover and ball tracking, which enables players to enhance their hand-eye coordination and collaborative skills. This was followed by the addition of a racket which further encourages their skills by game-based activities such as popcorn tennis.

The afternoon brought friendly competition which we succeeding in winning all of our matches and securing team water bottles! This training day was extremely beneficial to all of us as we all developed our leadership and collaborative skills thoroughly.

Izzy, Ava, Mia, Katie and Tulsi (Year 10)