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Mark Tennant presents at the 2021 PTR International Tennis Symposium

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PTR International Tennis Symposium

Mark Tennant presents at the 2021 PTR International Tennis Symposium

Mark Tennant, Director of inspire2coach, presents Connecting the Serve to the Rest of the Game at the 2021 PTR International Tennis Symposium.

PTR’s mission is to educate, certify and service tennis teachers and coaches around the world in order to grow the game. The 2021 PTR International Tennis Symposium brings together tennis educators from around the world. Mark Tennant, Director of inspire2coach and Tennis24/7 is honoured to be delivering the session, “Connecting the Serve to the Rest of the Game”.

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Written by SharonLeeLukas · Categorized: Coach Academy, Conferences, i2c live, Tomorrows Generation Lithuania - Lessons

Nov 15 2019

Warsaw 2019: Developing the Offensive and Defensive Game at Orange and Green

Developing the Offensive and Defensive Game at Orange and Green

Download a printable version of the powerpoint slides: [download id=”4137″]

Written by SharonLeeLukas · Categorized: 10U, Conferences, Green ball, i2c live, Orange ball, Technique, Wadi Degla - Content For Lessons

Jul 07 2017

LTA National Coaches Conference – Mark Tennant’s presentation download

We know not everyone can get to the LTA’s annual Coaches Conference, so we are giving all our members the opportunity to download Mark Tennant’s 2017 presentation ‘THE TRANSITION OF THE RED SERVE TO THE ORANGE COURT’.

Mark is internationally recognised for his work on serve transitions and Tennis(24/7) members can access our full Developing the Serve video series.

Download the presentation here: [download id=”1400″]

 

Written by SharonLeeLukas · Categorized: Coach Academy, Conferences, i2c live, Wadi Degla - Conferences

Oct 28 2016

My pick of the brilliant advice shared at the tennis Europe coaches conference

Last week, I attended the Tennis Europe Coaches Conference in Antwerp, Belgium. The theme for the workshop was ‘Transitioning successful juniors into professional tennis players’. Many of us don’t work with players at that high level, but it got me thinking about how some of the key messages given out by the experts during the conference can be applied to lower level or younger players in our clubs.

What I heard

Why this a great quote for all junior players

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t come with hard work! Banner on the courts at the Flemish National Training Centre in Antwerp.

So, so true. We see this all the time.

Anticipation is what a player IS going to do, and what a player is NOT going to do. Dermot Sweeney (ZAM/ITF)

Teach players to predict what the opponent will do or not do. Play points with your player. Freeze in the middle of the point to ask your player what you will do and what you won’t do next and why?

“Find a balance in the type of tournaments your players enter so that They win 25% of matches:
– They win 25% of matches
– They have a very close match in 50% of matches
– They lose 25% of matches”
Dermot Sweeney (ZAM/ITF)

Ensure that your players enter the right level of competition so that these percentages are achieved. Educate players and parents about the importance of the 50%!

“In the transition from junior to pro, the player should “be the CEO of the small enterprise (business) which consists of the player and his support team.”
Bernard Pestre (French Tennis Federation)

At what age do you start to teach players to take responsibility for their training and their lifestyle? These key messages can start at a young age and should involve the coach-parent-player team

“It’s not the drill but the quality and intensity. The attitude makes the difference.”
Hans Peter Born (German Tennis Federation)

When you run drills, stop and think: What’s the purpose? How can the player perform the drill to the best of their ability?

“A lot of players hit fast-paced balls, but not so many play tactically smart.”
Hans Peter Born (German Tennis Federation)

When and how do you introduce tactically smart tennis? Do you teach technique with a tactical purpose (effectiveness and efficiency)?

One of the reasons for the improvements in junior international and senior tennis in Canada is because of a change in mentality. “We will play to win” and to have effective repeatable technique.”
Jocelyn Robichaud (Tennis Canada High Performance)

Whilst winning matches isn’t a priority at a young age, “winning” in the broadest sense also means trying your best and working hard to achieve process (not outcome) goals. As players get older winning becomes more important. Are your players equipped to win?

“The match court player needs to be a performer, to have match IQ, to have mastered a game style and to have effective repeatable technique.”
Iain Bates (LTA)

How can you start to instil these qualities in your young players? Think about match IQ and how your players can learn to play smart tennis.

“Look at the drill, the skill and the will of the player.”
Louis Cayer (LTA)

When you run drills, stop and think: What’s the purpose? How can the player perform the drill to the best of their ability?

“Dominate the bounce.” Louis Cayer (LTA)

Use explosive first steps. Get behind the ball and stop before the bounce. Recover and stop before the opponent’s strike.

Written by SharonLeeLukas · Categorized: Conferences

Sep 29 2016

Start with a bang: juniors warm up agenda

Juniors Warm Up Planner
Juniors Warm Up Planner

This remains our most popular download.

I had a huge number of requests for my presentation, “Starting with a bang: warm-ups for juniors” from the LTA North Conference in Leeds. I’ve prepared this planner to help you put warm-up theory into practice! You can use the “Starting With a Bang” planner to prepare and track your warm-up agenda each week.

For the drills and background to the warm-up agenda, see my post giving you the full session from the LTA North conference in Leeds.

Get the hand out here!

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Ready to move

  • Objective – to get players moving in varied ways with good precision and quality
  • Principle – movement of whole body, not just feet, to include a ball to establish the ready, read and react

Movement drills for warm ups

  • ‘Groundstroke volley drill (1 player)’ – in service boxes with one player as feeder and the other moving. Moving player plays alternate groundstrokes and volleys, with emphasis on moving forwards to a variety of volleys and moving back for a variety of deeper groundstrokes
  • ‘Groundstroke volley drill (2 players)’ – as above with both players alternating groundstrokes and volleys
  • ‘One leg rally (1 player)’ – goal is to focus on positioning of outside/back leg in the set up on groundstrokes. In service boxes with one player as feeder and the other moving. Moving player plays all groundstrokes off one leg to find good set up and maintain balance through the stroke
  • ‘One leg rally (2 players)’ – as above with both players playing off one leg
  • ‘Ker-plunk’ Aim is to judge positioning in relation to first bounce, and to have the second bounce on the racket placed on the ground. One point is earned every time the ball bounces on the strings

Ready to play

  • Objective – to play every shot on time and on balance with precision, care and intensity
  • Start to develop sharp movement, feel and timing for the ball
  • Principle – set the minimum standards for the lesson and the players

Racket warm up drills

  • ‘Quarters’ – use lines to split each service box into 4 quarters. Players rally cooperatively and cannot hit 2 consecutive balls to the same quarter. As variations, add an overarm serve to the drill, serving to any quarter, or use a cone to block out a chosen quarter to reduce the options for the opponent
  • ‘Inside out’ – mark out a tramline down the middle of each service box. One player (the actor) can hit anywhere either inside or outside the marked tramline. The reactor must return by hitting to the opposite
  • ‘Inside out with spin’ – as above but the actor chooses the spin and the direction, and the reactor hits opposite direction and opposite spin
  • Two ball drill – players in service boxes rallying with 2 balls at the same time. To increase the challenge, try one yellow and one orange ball giving different speeds and bounces

Ready to learn

  • Objective – to engage brain as well as body; to set personal and session goals around quality rather than just outcome; to know “what will I learn today?”
  • Principle – switch on the brain; get into learning mode

Brain drills for warm ups

  • ‘Hand grenade’ – throw and catch between 2 players, 1 as feeder and one as reactor. Use 3 balls, two yellow and one orange. The yellow ball bounces before the catch and the orange ball is the hand grenade and mustn’t bounce
  • ‘Run around hand grenade’ – feeder throws up 2 balls at a time, with one yellow and one orange ball in one hand, and one yellow ball in the other hand. The yellow ball bounces and the orange ball is the hand grenade and mustn’t bounce
  • ‘Racket Hand grenade’ – throw and catch between 2 players, 1 as feeder and one as reactor. Use 3 balls, two yellow and one orange. The yellow ball bounces and the player catches on the racket, and the orange ball is the hand grenade and mustn’t bounce

 

Written by SharonLeeLukas · Categorized: Conferences, Parent Guides, Warm Ups

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