Don’t turn my Ferrari into an ice cream truck!
Since evolve9 started talking about it over 3 years ago, Gamification has become a word that has been used to explain how to take concepts from computer game design and use them in a tennis lesson. The concept is simple, if 91% (2013 statistic) of all kids in the US play games then maybe we should learn
The Power of Coaching with Empathy
Harrison arrived at his tennis lesson and from the moment he hopped out of the car he was in a frantic state. Parents who have dropped their children at Kindergarten will be familiar with the scene. Hysterical screaming. Mum desperate for him to do tennis. Coaches attempting to coax him onto court. Child hyperventilating and acting
I’ve been here before! – The Pied Piper of Long Island
I’ve been here before. The courts are still blue, the walls are the same and the fan in the ceiling spins at the same speed. There is the same stain on the ceiling from the leak that obviously happened years before. I even recognize the kids. But only just, it has been 6 months or so. They