ACE Tennis for Kids – Red Book: Fun Online Tennis Activities for Ages 5-8

About Course

ACE Tennis for Kids – Red Book is designed to help show you some simple, fun and practical activities that you can play with children aged approximately 5 – 8 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 session?”

The following fun activities can provide creative solutions to this question.

The videos and book 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 court.

Course Content

ACE Tennis for Kids – Red 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 – Red Book

Movement
The movement section offers activities to help develop physical skills that assist with how to “MOVE” in different directions. Physically, they are growing at a slow and steady pace.

Magic (Technique)
The magic refers to “HOW” to hit the ball. The reason I have chosen this word is due to the fun and imagination associated with the word magic.

FOREHAND – 1 Forehand demo

00:30
FOREHAND – 2 upside down hat and cone head

00:33
FOREHAND – 3 One legged spins

00:51
FOREHAND – 4 Medicine ball rotation

00:26
BACKHAND – 1 Backhand demo

00:44
BACKHAND – 2 BH upside down hat and cone head

00:22
BACKHAND – 3 Non-dominant handed forehands

00:18
BACKHAND – 4 Chop sticks

00:54
SERVE – 1 Serve demo

00:38
SERVE – 2 Vortex throws

01:10
SERVE – 3 Seal throw

00:19
SMASH – 1 Smash Demonstration

00:56
VOLLEY – 1 Volley demonstration

01:01

Mission (Tactical)
The goal of each of these activities is to achieve a tactical mission, in other words, the focus is on sending skills (WHERE) to hit the ball and receiving skills (WHERE) is the ball coming from.

Rally – 1 Four Ball Challenge

01:21
Rally – 1b Rally skills 101

00:55
Rally – 2 Swamp and quicksand

01:29
Rally – 3 Keep the ball alive

00:44
Earn – 1 Grand Prix

01:00
Earn – 2 Match point

01:24
Earn – 3 Goal shooter

02:16
Decide – 1 Late for school

00:43
Decide – 1b Regress catching activities

00:48
Decide – 2 Shallow and deep

01:40
Decide – 3 Trick or Treat

01:16
Decide – 4 Christmas tree

01:51

Mindset
E.X.P.L.O.R.E. is the word that is important at this stage of development because it encourages children to explore tennis along with all of its lifelong benefits. Coordination = Confidence.

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

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About Course

Course Content

ACE Tennis for Kids – Red 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 – Red Book

Movement The movement section offers activities to help develop physical skills that assist with how to “MOVE” in different directions. Physically, they are growing at a slow and steady pace.

Dots – 1 Star

Dots – Spider

Dots – 3 Hop Scotch

Dots – 4 Dance Floor

Energy – 1 Relay race

Flexibility – 1 Dynamic flex

Go – 1 Go Ball

Go – 2 Raining Tennis Balls

Go – 3 Cat and Mouse

Magic (Technique) The magic refers to “HOW” to hit the ball. The reason I have chosen this word is due to the fun and imagination associated with the word magic.

FOREHAND – 1 Forehand demo

FOREHAND – 2 upside down hat and cone head

FOREHAND – 3 One legged spins

FOREHAND – 4 Medicine ball rotation

BACKHAND – 1 Backhand demo

BACKHAND – 2 BH upside down hat and cone head

BACKHAND – 3 Non-dominant handed forehands

BACKHAND – 4 Chop sticks

SERVE – 1 Serve demo

SERVE – 2 Vortex throws

SERVE – 3 Seal throw

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 sending skills (WHERE) to hit the ball and receiving skills (WHERE) is the ball coming from.

Rally – 1 Four Ball Challenge

Rally – 1b Rally skills 101

Rally – 2 Swamp and quicksand

Rally – 3 Keep the ball alive

Earn – 1 Grand Prix

Earn – 2 Match point

Earn – 3 Goal shooter

Decide – 1 Late for school

Decide – 1b Regress catching activities

Decide – 2 Shallow and deep

Decide – 3 Trick or Treat

Decide – 4 Christmas tree

Mindset E.X.P.L.O.R.E. is the word that is important at this stage of development because it encourages children to explore tennis along with all of its lifelong benefits. Coordination = Confidence.

Play – 1 Imaginary ball

Love – 1 100 YO Granddad Bounce and Hit

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

Competency Checklist