16 – Organization of a Session of 3 Coaches on 4 tennis courts “2nd Option”.
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Description:
The coach organizes the session according to the activity, the space available and the number and levels of players.
Goal of the activity
Organize the training of one or more coaches on several tennis courts.
Planning of the session:
Defined by the coach
Organization and development:
It is about organizing the space in such a way that the coach can have control over the courts and tennis players.
Coach’s task:
Control of the different playing areas in order to have a peripheral vision of all the courts in practice.
Player role:
The players take responsibility of performing at the highest possible intensity.
Practical examples
Organization of groups, activities and time “Tuesday and Thursday”:
Training Plan: Tuesday and Thursday (over a 2-hour training).
Group “A” and Group “B”: 30´ Warm Up
Group “A”: 45´ Individual Player Training (2 coaches work on enhancing strengths and minimize weaknesses on court 1 and with two to four players).
Group “B”: 45´ Building the game and following shots patterns (1 coach proposes activities for building the game on court 2 and 3 + fitness activities for 8 players).
Space Organization “Initial Part”:
Group «A» and Group «B»: 30´ Warm-up of 8-12 players on 4 courts (3 coaches positioned as shown in the graph, observe and correct 1.5 courts each). If there are 12 players on two courts they play down-the-line shots (doubles style) and on the other two courts, they play singles (trio rallies in warm-ups shall be avoided).
Space Organization: “Initial and Final Part”.
Group “A”: 45´ Individual Player Training (2 coaches work on enhancing strengths and minimize weaknesses on court 1 and with two to four players).
Group “B”: 45´ Building the game and following shots patterns (1 coach proposes activities for building the game on court 2 and 3 + fitness activities for 8 players).
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