Drawing on years of expertise, The Tennis Whisperer offers a comprehensive tennis curriculum designed to build upon each player’s unique strengths.
This curriculum employs a building-block approach, serving as a clear roadmap for player development across all skill levels.
Much like a multiyear academic journey, the program is structured into modules, focusing on seven key elements of the game. It enables detailed progress tracking and allows instruction to be customized to individual needs and strengths. At its core, the curriculum integrates healthy competition to inspire growth and engagement.
Here’s an overview of the curriculum:
The curriculum is divided into two main sections: learning the Fundamentals and Building a Game based on the fundamentals.
1. Fundamentals
- Ball Watching: This involves teaching players about eye-hand coordination and focus, with drills designed to track the ball from the opponent’s racket to their own.
- Balance and Rhythm: The training here includes exercises to improve physical coordination, footwork, balance, and rhythm, enhancing agility and court movement.
2. Building A Game
- Applied Fundamentals: This step involves integrating basic skills into more complex drills, combining ball watching and balance with hitting exercises to simulate real-game scenarios.
- Strategy Essentials: Players learn tactical aspects of the game, understanding different shots, their appropriate use, and how to anticipate the opponent’s moves.
- Singles Strategy: The curriculum focuses on specific singles play strategies, such as court management, exploiting opponents’ weaknesses, and enhancing serve and return games.
- Doubles Strategy: Emphasizes teamwork, positioning, and communication in doubles, teaching effective partnership strategies, including court coverage and shot selection.
This structured approach fosters learning and development, focusing more on the “experience” rather than just winning or achieving high rankings.
