2012/13Tennis Leadership Academy - Tennis Leadership Academy - Chesterfield SSP

2012/13Tennis Leadership Academy

Interested in developing your leadership and volunteering skills?

Sign up to join the Tennis Leadership Academy. 19th & 20th Feb 2013

Application form and details below...

Outcomes

• Know the basics of tennis; strokes, game formats and variations of the sport.
• Understand how these variations of the game are used to introduce tennis to people of all ages and abilities.
• Learn about effective communication and organisation skills.
• Put your skills into practice on court – in warm up activities and on court drills

Volunteering at your tennis venue

• Learn about what makes a successful place to play.
• Understand the role of the committee and /or management team.
• Understand the different ways of promoting a facility and programme.
• Consider your own skills and how they can be utilised effectively.

Leading a practice session

• Know the attributes and responsibilities of a practice hitter.
• Understand the structure of a practice hitting session.
• Learn about the different types of feeding.
• Understand the 5 game situations of singles.
• Leading a practice hitting session.

Helping at your school

• Learn how to organise tennis activity with large groups in small spaces.
• Discuss ideas for different activities in schools.
• Learn how to organise informal competition.

Helping at a competition

• Consider the key actions before, during and after competition.
• Learn how to be a scorer for a mini tennis match.
• Learn how to organise a round robin group.
• Understand how you can support your competition organiser or referee.

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