Success Compass For Tennis Coaches – Goal-oriented Club Training In Theory & Practice

Table of contents

Part 1 Theoretical part

1 Introduction

2 Working as a coach in the club
2.1 The importance of off-court work for you as a coach
2.2 The responsibilities of the club coach in off-court work
2.3 The coach’s fee
2.3.1 How high should my coaching fee be?
2.3.2 External factors that influence the coach’s fee
2.3.3 Discussion & comparison on the topic of trainer fees
2.3.4 Additional, performance-related earning opportunities for coaches
2.4 Interface between coaches and club management

3 The skills of the tennis coach
3.1 Professional competence
3.2 Methodological competence
3.3 Self-competence
3.4 Social competence
3.5 Overall assessment and conclusion

4 Setting goals in training
4.1 Objectives for groups
4.2 Objectives for each student
4.3 The training participants’ own objectives

5. motivation in tennis training
5.1 Motivation for the first tennis lessons
5.2 General motivation techniques in tennis training
5.2.1 High five
5.2.2 Lesson summary
5.2.3 Teamwork
5.2.4 Competitions and games

6 Conflict situations in club training
6.1 Two or more players do not get along in a group
6.2 Best-buddy situation
6.3 Inhomogeneous group
6.4 Conflict situations with parents
6.5 Unpunctuality in training
6.6 Bad behavior on the tennis court
6.7 Children with health restrictions
6.8 Language barriers
6.9 Language barriers of a different kind
6.10 The listless student

7 Communication during training
7.1 Non-verbal communication
7.1.1 The importance of your posture
7.1.2 The importance of eye contact
7.1.3 Attention as a means of communication
7.2 Effective verbal communication with players
7.2.1 Volume and emphasis
7.2.2 Communication during the exercise
7.2.3 Communication during breaks
7.2.4 Demand technique to increase attention
7.2.5 Communication with the parents

8. implementation of your tennis training
8.1 Concepts for learning the game of tennis
8.1.1 Play & Stay
8.1.2 DTB Kids
8.2 Trainer equipment
8.3 Structure and organization of training sessions
8.4 Setting target zones
8.5 Running routes and positional play
8.5.1 Techniques for clarifying running routes
8.5.2 Running routes as a safety aspect
8.6 Feeding & coach positioning
8.7 Counting and counting methods in your drills

9. Methods for retaining and recruiting new members
9.1 Tennis camp
9.2 Free training for adults
9.3 Parent-child tournament
9.4 Cooperation with schools
9.5 Club championships
9.6 Recruiting members through social media
9.6.1 Organic vs. ad marketing
9.6.2 Placing paid ads – a guide

10 Useful tips to improve your training
10.1 Become a fairy tale uncle in children’s training
10.2 Explain movement sequences with mnemonics
10.3 Standing still is a no-go
10.4 Miraculously speed up ball collecting
10.5 Be Always earlier than your students
10.6 Don’t be a silence trainer
10.7 Don’t just take, but also give
10.8 How you can earn €80 / hour and more
10.9 Pay attention to your appearance and your equipment
10.10 Be creative with training materials
10.11 Reflect on your instructions
10.12 Refresh your first aid course

11. Team training
11.1 Importance of team training for the club
11.2 Planning and organizing team training
11.3 Communication and team building
11.4 Match and tournament preparation

12. Tournament tennis & dealing with talented players in training
12.1 Recognizing talent and classifying it correctly
12.2 The role of the club coach in talent development
12.3 Working with parents to promote talent
12.4 From training to competition – getting started in tournament tennis
12.4.1 The right time to start competing
12.4.2 Learning to win and lose
12.5 Motivation in tournament tennis – from having to, to wanting to
12.5.1 Intrinsic & extrinsic motivation in tennis
12.6 Preparing for competitions – training planning & phases
12.7 Rituals & mental stability before the competition
12.8 Tournament support in practice
12.9 Setbacks & resilience in tournament tennis

Part 2: Practical part

13. Introduction
14. Warm-up exercises
15. Warm-up games for groups of all ages
16. Playing in the mini court
17. Playing in the full court

18. Technique Acquisition
18.1 Excursus on station training / circuit training
18.2 Technique acquisition training forehand
18.3 Technique acquisition training backhand
18.4 Technique acquisition training volley
18.5 Technique acquisition training smash
18.6 Technique acquisition training serve & return
18.7 Technique acquisition training stop ball & lob

19. Technique application drills
19.1 Technique application drills forehand
19.2 Technique application drills backhand
19.3 Technique application drills volley & smash
19.4 Technique application drills stop ball & lob
19.5 Technique application drills serve & return

20. Match & tactics training

21. Doubles drills / team training
21.1 Team training without coach

22. Game forms

23. Children’s training

23.1 Children’s training red stage
23.1.1 Basic stroke drills (red stage)
23.1.2 Serve & return drills (red stage)
23.1.3 Running & fitness games (red stage)

23.2 Children’s training orange stage
23.2.1 Basic stroke drills (orange stage)
23.2.2 Serve & return drills (orange stage)
23.2.3 Volley & smash drills (orange stage)
23.2.4 Running & fitness games (orange stage)

23.3 Children’s training green stage
23.3.1 Basic stroke exercises (green stage)
23.3.2 Serve & return drills (green stage)
23.3.3 Volley & smash exercises (green stage)
23.3.4 Running & fitness games (green stage)

23.4 Team games & relay competitions

24. Game ideas for special training sessions & club events
25. Individual training
26. Appendix