🦀🎾👶 Tennis Tots – Week 3, Term 2
👶 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
• Sit children down to control them
• Say “Freeze” instead of “Stop”
• Big claps after each exercise
• Use parents & assistant coaches
• Be happy!
• Try to get around to every child at least once (“a moment”)
🔥 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 (5–7 min) – Kissing Frogs
A fun coordination & racket control game where children “kiss” the frogs (balls) with their racket from one target to another.
💧 Interlude – Quick Drink & Register Check
🎾 Phase 2 (7 min) – Hitting in a Circle
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/hitting-in-a-circle
🎈 Phase 3 (5–7 min) – Rally in the Alley / Balloon Match
Option A – Rally in the Alley
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/rally-in-the-alley
Option B – Balloon Match (if no mini nets available)
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/balloon-match
💧 Interlude – Drink & Final Register Check
🎉 Phase 4 (5–7 min) – Royal Rumble
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/royal-rumble
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