WEEK 8– TENNIS TITANS LESSON PLAN 🦀🔱
✅ TENNIS TITANS — WEEK 8
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🧒 Ages 5–9 (Titans)
🔁 Progressions: Add challenge for stronger players
🪶 Feathers: Simplify for newer players ☀️ Coaching Tips
• Repetition is key
• Keep rallies going
• Short demos, fast transitions
• Phase 2 = most important
🔥 Warm-Up
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/warm-up
🎤 Introduction (1–2 min)
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/introduction
🌀 Phase 1 (5 min) – Ghost Catch (Halloween Scarves)
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/scarves 💧 Interlude – Quick Drink & Register Check
🎾 Phase 2 (5–10 min) – Rally Progressions
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/rally-progressions
🏰 Phase 3 (10–20 min) – Hitting Stations
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/hitting-stations 💧 Interlude – Drink & Final Register Check
🚀 Phase 4 (5–10 min) – Space Hop
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/rockets
🔁 Alternative: Jailbreak
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/jailbreakv1
👉 Changing the Plan
If an exercise does not suit the group, choose a like-for-like activity:
https://www.summit-tennis.com/all-games-gallery-phases
🧒 Ages approx. 5–9 years
🔁 Progressions: Add challenge for more advanced players
🪶 Feathers: Simplify for younger or newer players
☀️ Coaching Tips
• Titans benefit from repetition
• Phases 2 and 3 are the main development blocks
• Keep rallies going whenever possible
• Quick demos, fast transitions
🔥 Warm-Up
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/warm-up
🎤 Introduction (1–2 min)
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/introduction
🌀 Phase 1 (5 min) – Ghost Catch (Halloween Scarves)
Use Halloween story theme + scarves. Start immediately at progressions for older Titans.
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/scarves
💧 Interlude – Quick Drink & Register Check
🎾 Phase 2 (5–10 min) – Rally Progressions
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/rally-progressions
🏰 Phase 3 (10–20 min) – Serving progressions and Hitting Stations combined
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/serving-progressions
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/hitting-stations
💧 Interlude – Drink & Final Register Check
🚀 Phase 4 (5–10 min) – Space Hop
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/rockets
🚨 Alternative Phase 4 – Jailbreak
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/jailbreakv1
CHANGING THE PLAN 👉
If the planned exercise is not suitable for your group, select a like-for-like game from the same phase:
https://www.summit-tennis.com/all-games-gallery-phases
WEEK 8 – TENNIS TOTS LESSON PLAN 🦀👶
👶 Tennis Tots – Lesson 8
Walking age to approx. 6 years 🔁 Progressions: Harder variations for older tots (2.5+ years)
🪶 Feathers: Easier versions for younger tots (< 2.5 years) ☀️ Coaching Tips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFn1wsw3S7c
• Keep Halloween theming light and fun, not scary
• Use imagination and storytelling
• Sit children down to regain control
• Say “Freeze” instead of “Stop”
• Big claps after each exercise
• Use parents & assistant coaches
• Try to get around to every child at least once (“a moment”)
🔥 Warm-Up
Standard Tennis Tots warm-up routine
🎤 Introduction (1–2 min)
Welcome the children
Introduce the Halloween theme (ghosts, pumpkins, witches)
🌀 Phase 1 (5 min) – Ghost Catch
Halloween version of Scarves
Movement and coordination using scarves
Scarves represent floating ghosts to catch and control
💧 Interlude – Quick Drink & Register Check
🐝🍯🐻 Phase 2 (5 min) – Pumpkin Patch
Collecting and placing “pumpkins”
Listening skills, movement and simple decision-making
🏰🎾 Phase 3 (5 min) – Haunted Towers
Halloween version of Coach’s Tower
Scarves draped over towers as ghosts
Aiming, throwing or hitting to knock ghosts down
💧 Interlude – Drink & Final Register Check
🚀 Phase 4 (5 min) – Witch’s Cauldrons
Halloween version of Rockets
Launching balls into magic cauldrons
Big movements, confidence and excitement
🐭 Standard Finish (2 min) – Chase the Tail (while tidying up)
Fast chasing game played while equipment is collected
🔁 CHANGING THE PLAN 👉
If the planned exercise is not suitable for your group, choose a like-for-like game from the same phase in the games gallery.
👶 Walking age to approx. 6 years
🔁 Progressions: Harder variations for older tots (2.5+ years)
🪶 Feathers: Easier versions for younger tots (< 2.5 years)
☀️ Coaching Tips
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFn1wsw3S7c
• Keep Halloween theming light and fun, not scary
• Use imagination and storytelling
• Sit children down to regain control
• Say “Freeze” instead of “Stop”
• Big claps after each exercise
• Use parents & assistant coaches
• Try to get around to every child at least once (“a moment”)
🔥 Warm-Up
https://youtu.be/Tpp5XXaljTg?feature=shared
🎤 Introduction (1–2 min)
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/introduction
🌀 Phase 1 (5-10 min) – Ghost Catch (Halloween Scarves)
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/scarves
💧 Interlude – Quick Drink & Register Check
🎃🍂 Phase 2 (5-10 min) – Pumpkin Patch
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/pumpkinpatch
🏰🎾 Phase 3 (5-10 min) – Haunted Towers (Halloween Coach’s Tower)
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/coaches-tower
💧 Interlude – Drink & Final Register Check
🧙♀️🫖 Phase 4 (5-10 min) – Witch’s Cauldrons (Halloween Rockets)
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/rockets
🐭 Standard Finish (2 min) – Chase the Tail (while tidying up)
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/chase-the-tail
CHANGING THE PLAN 👉
If the planned exercise is not suitable for your group, please select a like-for-like game from the same PHASE:
https://www.summit-tennis.com/all-games-gallery-phases