{"id":5714,"date":"2024-04-11T15:39:49","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T19:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publictennis.org\/staging\/?page_id=5714"},"modified":"2024-04-13T10:24:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-13T14:24:17","slug":"10-essential-coaching-skills-checklist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/publictennis.org\/staging\/10-essential-coaching-skills-checklist\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Essential Coaching Skills Checklist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"is-style-dots wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Success in coaching is built on a complex combination of technical and interpersonal skills, tied together by motivational ability rooted in belief in individual and group achievement.  These are the 10 essential skills needed to get started &#8211; this is the easy stuff!  This is a good place to start, with lots more <a href=\"https:\/\/publictennis.org\/staging\/essentials-for-coaching-tennis-groups\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"5704\">follow-up to come<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/361505761?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Feeding\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"line-height:1.2\" class=\"\">Basics: hand feed, racquet feed, loft, location of bounce relative to player<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"line-height:1.2\" class=\"\">Adding challenge: speed, direction, distance, spin, deception<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Stroke Technique\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"line-height:1.2\" class=\"\">Basics: forehand\/backhand\/serve\/volley, swing pattern, racquet face awareness (more important than grips!), backswing &amp; follow-through, how throwing relates to swinging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Footwork Technique\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"line-height:1.2\" class=\"\">Athletic stance, side shuffle, movement, large step acceleration, small step deceleration, adjusting steps, creating ground force and weight transfer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Progressions\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"line-height:1.2\" class=\"\">Slow\/fast, short\/long, low\/high, flat\/spin, near\/far, static\/dynamic, simple\/complex, individual\/cooperative partner, Quick Start balls and racquets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">General Athletic Skills\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"line-height:1.2\" class=\"\">Agility, balance, dexterity, speed, strength, flexibility, fitness, coordination, hand-to-eye, proprioception<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"line-height:1.2\" class=\"\">Biomechanics, ground force, leverage, eccentric plyometrics, acceleration, deceleration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"line-height:1.2\" class=\"\">Throwing, swinging<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The Court\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"line-height:1.2\" class=\"\">Names of lines and areas, net<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The Game\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"line-height:1.2\" class=\"\">Scoring, line calling, strategy (depth, angles, spin, power)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Local and regional teams and play opportunities, USTA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The History\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"line-height:1.2\" class=\"\">Amateur, professional, slams, players, icons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Communication\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"line-height:1.2\" class=\"\">Name memorization tricks, \u201ccourt persona\u201d: projecting voice &amp; personality &amp; enthusiasm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Safety\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"line-height:1.2\" class=\"\">Activity-related safety, Safe Sport, First aid, Covid safety<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Success in coaching is built on a complex combination of technical and interpersonal skills, tied together by motivational ability rooted in belief in individual and group achievement. These are the 10 essential skills needed to get started &#8211; this is the easy stuff! 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