LESSON PLANS, METHOD & PROCESSES - SQUAD/PERFORMANCE
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On this page, you’ll find all lessons plans to assist you in providing consistent delivery of our Performance pathway.
From the overarching method and 10 week Term Structure, to weekly lessons plans tailored specifically for aspirational and competition players.
Modelling in Technical (each shot), Tactical (situational), Physical (fitness) and Mental Aspects are also include to help you deliver not just a lesson, but a program.
METHOD
Our performance coaching program is built on structured progression, consistent match exposure, and strong technical fundamentals. Players move through the pathway from Foundation to Performance to Elite, with each level increasing the complexity of technical, tactical, and competitive development.
Term Structure
Session Structure Overview
Foundation Squad (45 Minutes)
Warm up → Technical repetition → Live rally → Competitive game → Wrap up.
Performance Squad (60 Minutes)
Dynamic warm up → Rhythm rally → Drilling → Serve/Return → Competitive points → Wrap up.
Elite Squad (90 – 120 Minutes)
Pre warm up → Rhythm hitting → Drilling → Serve/Return → Match play → Wrap up.
Weekly Themes
Forehand
- Creating opportunities to attack
- Spacing and intent
- Inside in, Inside out
- Curve ball
- First-ball aggression
Build your backhand foundation
- Heavy and reliable
- Aggressive backhands
- Slice and approach backhands
- Setting up opportunities
- Defending
Learn the serve step-by-step
- First serve placement & variety
- Second serve consistency & variety
- Serving under pressure
- Serving to the score
- Kick serve
Return of serve
- Return routine
- Returning to neutralise
- Returning to attack
- Chip & charge
- Returning concepts – across body
Master the net game and approach skills
- Volley footwork & technique
- Opportunities to transition
- Transition
- Targets
- Overheads
Combine forehands and backhands
- Change direction when & how
- Stepping inside the court
- Controlling court position
- Opening up your opponent’s weakness
Combine key rallying elements
- Turning defence into offence
- Neutralising
- Resilience under pressure
- Court awareness
Learn to play real tennis
- Building patterns to expose weakness
- Creating high percentage winners
- Using the serve
- Using the return
- Keeping pressure on
Coaching team determines.
- Pressure management
- Routines
- Playing under scoreboard stress
- Building scoreboard pressure
- Body language & self-talk
Coaching team determines.
- Integrate the previous 9 weeks into competitive matchplay
- Performance review
- Charting & statistics
- Goals for next term
