Fun Learning
A parent crystalized a thought in my mind yesterday. She said that tennis coaches put too much emphasis on fun and not enough on learning in lessons. In my later more mature years I have learned to pay attention to the wisdom of parents – they do after all have the greatest investment in their child’s development
Everyone’s a Winner!
Freddie’s mum came to pick him up after the tournament. “How did he go,” she asked. Freddie had won 1 and lost 2, one of these very narrowly and really enjoyed the event and playing with his mates and becoming a better competitor. “Does he get a trophy or something?” Urgh! This is a growing trend, everyone’s
Route 1 Rallying …. Intro
evolve9 has long been involved in writing and developing programs, so we wanted to write a series of blogs to tell you the process and hopefully help you to improve your own programs. A program is like a rally. Not a tennis rally but a car rally! You are going to need some key things in place,
Tomorrow never comes ….
I said .. "You can have it tomorrow!" and the reaction was not what I had expected. A few tears and a stern look. Hold on, didn't I just say "Yes"? The problem was not the yes or no but the timeframe. You see I was talking to my 6 year old daughter (some time ago!) and
Goldilocks and the 3 levels of competition within the lesson to create a motivated environment
Last weekend was assessment day for a group of fantastic young coaches looking to further themselves in tennis through professional development. They were presenting lessons to orange kids aged 8 – 10 years old of various levels of experience and skill. Observing these coaches as they formed great relationships with their students and delivered really purposeful
Never Forget the Importance of the First Coach
“She has had an incredible effect on my career, and she has taught me all the basics of the tennis,” he said. “I always go back to her and, share the success that I had and remembering those moments in the childhood when we were starting to play tennis. She was one of the very few
When to move? Is it a Race to Yellow?
When you are making these kind of decisions for your program you should create a priority list. Often I talk to coaches who are suffering from information overload and they just have too many things that they want to teach and they want to teach them now. So for ever level I write a list and