ACE Tennis for Kids – Orange Book: Fun Online Tennis Activities for Ages 7-10

About Course

ACE Tennis for Kids – Orange Book is designed to help show you some simple, fun and practical activities that you can play with children aged approximately 7 – 10 years.

The activities are designed to improve children’s coordination and, parents’ and coaches’ communication skills. Movement for children is an essential foundation for a healthy lifestyle and improved levels of co-ordination in children builds self-esteem leading to greater confidence.

Parents often ask the question “What can I do at home to help to support the weekly tennis lesson?” The following fun activities can provide creative solutions to this question.

The content includes language tips and covers the four fundamental ingredients for success in sport: MOVEMENT / MAGIC (How to hit) / MISSION (Where to hit) & MINDSET Remember that the ball is in your

Course Content

INTRO – The Orange Book
While there are no associated videos with the INTRO, please download the attached PDF of the entire book so that you can follow along. The movement videos begin in chapter 6.

Download the PDF: ACE Tennis for Kids – Orange Book

Movement
It is important to highlight that physically they are growing at a steady pace with an increase in body strength.

Height – 1 Height Jump

01:14
Height – 2 Take a mark

00:41
Height – 3 Hurdler

00:19
Individual – 1 Shadow tennis

00:30
Jump – 1 Cone Jumps

00:37
Jump – 2 Cone Circus

00:20
Kicking – 1 Soccer Traps

00:30
Kicking – 2 Double Trouble

00:43
Low – 1 Gator Walk

01:01
Low – 2 Mirror Mirror

00:26
Movement – 1 Colour Cones

01:22
Movement – 2 Opposites

00:32
Neurons – 1 Ball Wall Catches

00:50
Neurons – 2 Reaction Catches

00:33
Opposites – 1 Opposites

00:47
Opposites – 2 Listening Opposites

00:34
Posture – 1 Posture Test

00:31
Posture – 2 Elevator Floors

00:51
Posture – 3 Dead Bugs

00:25
Posture – 4 Plank

00:29

Magic (Technique)
The magic section refers to the important technical CUE words and support skills associated with “HOW” to hit the ball.

FOREHAND – 1 Forehand Demo

00:20
FOREHAND – 1b Forehand Slow-mo Demo

00:37
FOREHAND – 2 Wrist Clicker

00:21
FOREHAND – 3 Non-dominant Arm Focus

00:20
FOREHAND – 4 Contact point

00:37
FOREHAND – 5 Hat on Upside Down

00:26
BACKHAND – 1 Backhand Demonstration

00:25
BACKHAND – 2 Jumper tie

00:16
BACKHAND – 3 Slice Backhand Frisbee

00:22
SERVE – 1 Serve Demonstration

00:18
SERVE – 2 Edge of the Racquet

00:08
SMASH – 1 Smash Demonstration

00:25
VOLLEY – 1 Volley Demonstration

00:48

Mission (Tactical)
The goal of each of these activities is to achieve a tactical mission, in other words, the focus is on helping children fall in love with the shape of the court.

Options – 1 Match the Call

02:01
Options – 2 Choose the Call (Hard, Heavy, Loop)

00:50
Options – 3 Choose the Call (Gears 1, 2, 3)

03:22
Options – 4 Instant Replay

02:01
Run – 1 Deuce Freeze Tennis

01:12
Run – 2 Freeze Tennis Variation

00:37
Run – 3 Compass Tennis – Advantage Returner

02:03
Run – 4 Compass Tennis – Advantage Server

02:04
Arrange – 1 Christmas Tree

03:23
Arrange – 2 Four Square

03:49
Arrange – 3 Happy Halloween

03:17
Arrange – 4 Black Hole

01:01
Net – 1 Best Mate Challenge

02:42
Net – 2 Four Ball Challenge

02:14
Net – 3a “Change”

03:58
Net – 3b “Trick” or “Treat”

00:29
Go – 1 Stretch Ball

01:43
Go – 2 Bucket Game “Match-point”

03:08
Go – 3 Rally, Seek, Destroy

01:58
Excite – 1 Racquet Face Awareness

03:13
Excite – 2 Chop Activities

01:30
Excite – 3 Wildcards

02:58
Excite – 4 Crazy Serving.mp4

02:22

Mindset
D.E.V.E.L.O.P.M.E.N.T. is the important word for this approximate age bracket to continue to develop their game styles and realise that learning tennis is a life long journey.

OUTRO – Can you achieve the following competencies?
CONGRATS on completing the ACE Tennis for Kids - Orange Book and Video series. While there are no associated videos with the OUTRO, you should now be able to tick off the orange competencies.

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About Course

Course Content

INTRO – The Orange Book While there are no associated videos with the INTRO, please download the attached PDF of the entire book so that you can follow along. The movement videos begin in chapter 6.

Download the PDF: ACE Tennis for Kids – Orange Book

Movement It is important to highlight that physically they are growing at a steady pace with an increase in body strength.

Height – 1 Height Jump

Height – 2 Take a mark

Height – 3 Hurdler

Individual – 1 Shadow tennis

Jump – 1 Cone Jumps

Jump – 2 Cone Circus

Kicking – 1 Soccer Traps

Kicking – 2 Double Trouble

Low – 1 Gator Walk

Low – 2 Mirror Mirror

Movement – 1 Colour Cones

Movement – 2 Opposites

Neurons – 1 Ball Wall Catches

Neurons – 2 Reaction Catches

Opposites – 1 Opposites

Opposites – 2 Listening Opposites

Posture – 1 Posture Test

Posture – 2 Elevator Floors

Posture – 3 Dead Bugs

Posture – 4 Plank

Magic (Technique) The magic section refers to the important technical CUE words and support skills associated with “HOW” to hit the ball.

FOREHAND – 1 Forehand Demo

FOREHAND – 1b Forehand Slow-mo Demo

FOREHAND – 2 Wrist Clicker

FOREHAND – 3 Non-dominant Arm Focus

FOREHAND – 4 Contact point

FOREHAND – 5 Hat on Upside Down

BACKHAND – 1 Backhand Demonstration

BACKHAND – 2 Jumper tie

BACKHAND – 3 Slice Backhand Frisbee

SERVE – 1 Serve Demonstration

SERVE – 2 Edge of the Racquet

SMASH – 1 Smash Demonstration

VOLLEY – 1 Volley Demonstration

Mission (Tactical) The goal of each of these activities is to achieve a tactical mission, in other words, the focus is on helping children fall in love with the shape of the court.

Options – 1 Match the Call

Options – 2 Choose the Call (Hard, Heavy, Loop)

Options – 3 Choose the Call (Gears 1, 2, 3)

Options – 4 Instant Replay

Run – 1 Deuce Freeze Tennis

Run – 2 Freeze Tennis Variation

Run – 3 Compass Tennis – Advantage Returner

Run – 4 Compass Tennis – Advantage Server

Arrange – 1 Christmas Tree

Arrange – 2 Four Square

Arrange – 3 Happy Halloween

Arrange – 4 Black Hole

Net – 1 Best Mate Challenge

Net – 2 Four Ball Challenge

Net – 3a “Change”

Net – 3b “Trick” or “Treat”

Go – 1 Stretch Ball

Go – 2 Bucket Game “Match-point”

Go – 3 Rally, Seek, Destroy

Excite – 1 Racquet Face Awareness

Excite – 2 Chop Activities

Excite – 3 Wildcards

Excite – 4 Crazy Serving.mp4

Mindset D.E.V.E.L.O.P.M.E.N.T. is the important word for this approximate age bracket to continue to develop their game styles and realise that learning tennis is a life long journey.

Do – 1 STAR Routine

NLP – 2 Cone NLP

OUTRO – Can you achieve the following competencies? CONGRATS on completing the ACE Tennis for Kids - Orange Book and Video series. While there are no associated videos with the OUTRO, you should now be able to tick off the orange competencies.

Competency Checklist