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Helo, my name is Fernando, I am a Spanish tennis teacher who started teaching six months ago. I am working in a public sportcenter and I am having some problems with adults. When I started I realiced that the students were used to playing tennis without any control. Young students told me that the other teacher only used to leave them play - he rarely explained them how to hit the ball. Consequently the do enjoy my clases and they are learning a lot and impoving their level of tennis. So far so good, but the problem is that with the adults I have the impression that they don´t like my clases. In fact some of them left the group at the begining. I try to mix different kinds of drills during the class and I usually finish it with a game like for example 21, winner........ But it seems that they don´t enjoy it. During the exercises most of them don´t try to do what I tell them. As a result, they don´t have a good level of tennis. But as far as I know, the other teacher was a tennis player who uses to play against them during the clases. As this is my first time teaching tennis, I don´t fell confidence and that is the reason whay I do´t like to play against them. Appart from that I think that this is not my role as a teacher. So I would like you to tell me how to deal with that situation. I don´t care if they leave me because this is not going to affect my job, but i wouldn´t like them to leave just because I like tennis and I like teaching tennis. Thank you very much for your help. I am sorry for my English. Best wishes!!!!
Coaching tennis to middle school athletes for the first time. How do I begin?
HI there,I am an assistant coach for a small tennis academy. It has been 2.5 years since Iâve started. I do not have any certification of being a coach but I was a state player(representing my state) back when I was a player in high school. The only knowledge/experience I have as a tennis player was from when I had training back then and even so it was limited. A big issue/challenge I am facing right now is error detection and correction. I realized I am unable to identify the problems of my players which is beyond the obvious and I tend to correct the effect of the problem instead of the root cause of it. i believe what I donât have is a coach eye, I was wondering if you have some kind of materials or course or even guidance on that matter. I am really keen on improve that part of me. I feel like that part is holding me back as I can give an accurate correction to my players which then hinders my playerâs improvement. Hope to hear from you soon. Thank you
hi when I go to manage my subscription in my profile I do not get an option to cancel my subscription. I have been reading some of the other questions around this trying to trouble shoot how ever I can't seem to get the help I need cheers Jo
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Hello, I have a group of 8 players who are orange ball level 1. I need a game or drill that will help them get introduced/comfortable with rallying. Something where they might all get a chance to rotate in and they do not have to sit around? I only have one court. Thank you.Regards, Coach Cory
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hi I wondered if anyone could give me a crash course on the whole rankings process etc. We are based in the UK. what i am aware of is - LTA - with LTA as my daughter is 13(April 2011) currently she plays U14, U16, U18 and WS. is there any point in herto continue to play U14s as those points won't matter in the next year or so(that's my understanding)- Tennis Europe- ITF
I like this drill. I also have this drill in my arsenal with addition of run around the other part of court after the third/fourth ball. ideal for 1.5 students, able to make contact with ball 50/50 or better.
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