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The educational program
Introduction
“Endurance, precision, strength, flexibility... tennis is a complete sport that involves the body as a whole, but also the mind. This sport provides a number of health benefits. Due to the frequent changes of pace and sudden accelerations, playing tennis requires good cardiovascular capacities and good general health.”
The advantages of tennis
- Allows overall muscle strengthening
- The student can develop his/her abilities by playing
- Develops cardiac capacity and enduranc
- Increases flexibility
- Allows students to meet each other and feel like a part of their clubb
- Develops balance, coordination and dexterity
- Concentration, adaptation, strategy, patience: tennis is also a mental sport
Endurance
précision
force
souplesse
METHODOLOGY
Baby tennis and pre-tennis, red balls, 8m court, 2015-2016
The different groups of the Brussels Tennis School and the fundamental work
- Develop coordination and movement
- Develop dexterity
- Promote enjoyment of tennis by playing
- Discover tennis in an enjoyable way
- Develop creativity and imagination
- Instil the group spirit and ability to get along with others
Mini-tennis, red balls, 12m court, 2013-2014
- Learn to make exchanges in 2D
- Learn the technical basics by playing
- Learn the different motions through pictures appealing to the child
- Learn to cooperate with others
- Discover point counting
- Improve balance
- Develop motor skills and coordination
Mini-tennis, soft balls, 18m court, 2011-2012
- Develop the five steps in learning
- Learn to move and reposition yourself
- Learn to make exchanges in 3D
- Discover and learn the in-line stance
- Refine your technique by playing
- Begin to master set game strategies
- Discover opposition and partnership
Mid ball tennis, 21m court, 2009-2010
- Develop physical skills
- Learn the movement and repositioning patterns
- Discover and learn the open stance
- Learn to exchange and engage with a partner
- Improve your basic strokes (forehand, backhand, volley, service)
- Learn the different ball trajectories
- Learn set game strategies
Hard-ball tennis, 24m court, 2008 and older
- Learn and refine the technical basics
- Learn and refine the patterns of movement and repositioning
- Discover the different stances: open, in-line, closed
- Learn all the playing strategies
- Learn the basic tactical concepts
Hard-ball tennis (adults)
- Acquire skills related to personal objectives (tennis-related or physical)
- Improve your health by playing tennis
- Have access to schedules adapted to this player profile
- Have access to all levels, from beginning to competition
- Meet people in a warm and convivial athletic setting
The competitive team
- Observe a warmup ritual before each training session or competition
- Learn and refine the different movements
- Learn and refine the movement and repositioning patterns
- Improve your physical parameters: flexibility, endurance, elasticity, toning, fluidity in strokes, transfer of body weight, plyometrics work
- Work on the mental aspect of players, depending on their experience and personality
- Strengthen your strong stroke and improve your weak strokes
- Improve your touch
- Develop all the game strategies
- Acquire and develop various values: hard work, punctuality, learning in a less recreational programme, respect for yourself and others
- Defend the colours and values of the BTS in national or international tournaments or in Interclub
Structure of a group class
Recreational
- Minute 0 to minute 10: warmup or play depending on the group
- Minute 10 to minute 30: technical or tactical work depending on the group
- Minute 30 to minute 50: game situation involving the technical or tactical work done previously
- Minute 50 to minute 60: free points or recreational play, assessment of the session and personalised feedback
Structure of the courses
Recreational
- Monday: work on consistency, forehand technique, ball toss when serving
- Tuesday: work on consistency, recognising and creating an imbalance, backhand, loose and bent-arm serve technique
- Wednesday: volley and smash, service, game situation
- Thursday: review of all the work done during the week, game and match situations
- Friday: friendly tournament
- Morning: warmup, technical or tactical work, play
- Afternoon: game situation, free points
Competition
- Morning: warmup, muscle toning, after-match recovery, special physical training and tactical work
- Afternoon: departure for official tournament or match at the club
Educational objectives
- Uphold the values and functioning of the three BTS clubs
- Respect the instructor and your partners during each class
- Show behaviour that does not hinder proper progress of the session
- Develop a competitive spirit while showing respect for the opponent
- Demonstrate fair play under all circumstances
- Show punctuality with regard to classes and courses
- Respect the equipment and be mindful of the environment
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