🦀🎾👶 Tennis Tots – Week 2, Term 2
👶 Tennis Tots – Term 2, Week 1
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 instructions short and clear
• Sit children down to regain control
• Say “Freeze” instead of “Stop”
• Big claps and praise after each go
• Use parents & assistant coaches
• Aim to give every child a moment of attention
🔥 Warm-Up
Standard Tennis Tots warm-up routine
🎤 Introduction (1–2 min)
Welcome the children
Explain today’s theme and safety rules
🎾🐾 Phase 1 (5 min) – Whac-a-Mole
Fast reactions and movement
Children pop up like moles and get “bopped” with soft throws or taps
🔗 https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/whac-a-mole
💧 Interlude – Quick Drink & Register Check
🏰🎾🔥 Phase 2 (5 min) – Coach’s Tower (Build a Bonfire)
Building and knocking down towers
Story theme: stacking wood to build a bonfire
🔗 https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/coaches-tower
😴 Phase 3 (5 min) – Sleeping Giants
Control and awareness game
Children must move quietly to avoid waking the giants
🔗 https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/sleeping-giants
💧 Interlude – Drink & Final Register Check
🚀✨ Phase 4 (5 min) – Fireworks
Launching balls high like fireworks
Big movements, excitement and confidence
🔗 https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/fireworks
🐭 Standard Finish (2 min) – Chase the Tail (while tidying up)
Fast chasing game played while cones, balls and equipment are collected
🔗 https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/chase-the-tail
🔁 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 groups moving – avoid waiting
• Use balloons and soft balls to slow the game down
• Sit children down to regain control
• Say “Freeze” instead of “Stop”
• Big claps and praise after each go
• Use parents & assistant coaches
• Try to give every child a moment of attention
🔥 Warm-Up
https://youtu.be/Tpp5XXaljTg?feature=shared
🎤 Introduction (1–2 min)
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/introduction
🎾🧺🎈 Phase 1 (5–7 min) – Balloon Keepy-Uppy
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/baloon-keepy-uppy
💧 Interlude – Quick Drink & Register Check
🎾 Phase 2 (approx. 7 min) – Range Hitting
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/range-hitting
🌌 Phase 3 (approx. 7 min) – Star Wars (Throwing Game)
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/star-wars
💧 Interlude – Drink & Reset
🥅 Phase 4 (5–7 min) – Four Goals (Dribbling Challenge)
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/four-goals
Alternative (smaller group / slightly more advanced tots):
🎈 Balloon Match –
https://www.summit-tennis.com/games-and-activities/balloon-match
🐭 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