Beginner training plan
Your first lessonDuring the first lesson I try to determine the players understanding of tennis, their goals, their fitness level, and their technique. From talking to them, I get a feel for what their experience is with the sport, and use that as the initial base. I then go through hand-fed drills for each shot, paying attention to their technique, footwork, hand-eye coordination, and timing. I give some feedback on these aspects, but since it’s the first lesson, I frame it in the future-tense, so as to not overwhelm the player, but to give them an understanding of what we’ll be working on in future lessons
Advanced training plan
Your first lessonDuring the first lesson I try to determine the players understanding of tennis, their goals, their fitness level, and their technique. From talking to them, I get a feel for what their experience is with the sport, and use that as the initial base. I then go through hand-fed drills for each shot, paying attention to their technique, footwork, hand-eye coordination, and timing. I give some feedback on these aspects, but since it’s the first lesson, I frame it in the future-tense, so as to not overwhelm the player, but to give them an understanding of what we’ll be working on in future lessons
Youth players
Working with kidsfalse
Working with teenagersfalse
