book "Tennis Training for Children - A Complete Training Guide" by Christopher Goer , almost hot off the press . A book intended to introduce newcomers to the coaching business to their job as a tennis coach. The whole thing is very concise, clear, broad and yet with a lot of in-depth information, exercises and much more. The result: a great book that should be given to all teenagers and young adults who give children's training in a club. A book whose title does what it promises: a complete training guide.
The author of the guide, Christopher Goer, is a dedicated tennis coach. 30 years of coaching experience, including 15 years with my own tennis school and 20 years of experience as a sports teacher in secondary and primary schools. So he knows what he is talking about and writing about. And he knows very well that it is often quite difficult, especially for “trainer rookies”, i.e. beginners in the coaching business, to set up the training “correctly”. It often doesn't help that the rookie coach is a great player himself. That's how Christopher felt at the beginning of his coaching career. He just trained and gave his best.
Doing your best - Christopher wants to make this easier for his young trainer colleagues with the guide. And in my opinion he succeeds brilliantly.
Sure, the tasks of a tennis coach are complex and varied. In order to reduce the complexity and focus the guide on the most important points, you will find the so-called BEST OF 5 . These are impulses that are easy to implement, work from experience, do not require a lot of effort or tools, but offer maximum security. A great opportunity to continually become aware of the most important points in your coaching work.
The book doesn't start directly with forms of exercise. First, the coaching profession and the coaching activity are described. How should the trainer act, what are no-gos, what training styles are there? Personally, I think being able to read all of this in a condensed form is so important, especially for young coaches. Because they must and may become aware of their function as trainers. What they convey to the children, what role they play in the club. This is also how the DSDS principle its place, through whose four building blocks discipline, independence, differentiation and play a training hour can be optimally used.
Several chapters show the tennis coach what he or she has to pay attention to during training and what is important when dealing with children. How can you build a good relationship with children? Why are fair play and team building so important? Dealing with the tennis kids’ parents is becoming increasingly important. And here too, Christopher finds helpful best of 5 tips.
From Chapter 10 onwards we start with the structure of the training session. To understand: the target groups for tennis training are children up to a maximum of 15 years old who play tennis as a hobby and want to learn tennis.
From warming up to exercises for the little ones between 3-5 years, level red, orange, green and yellow - everything is covered and with numerous exercises and game forms . Basically, all of the exercises in the book can be transferred to different court sizes and ball types. Overall, the book is an extensive collection of games.
But of course the topic of teaching technology not neglected in the training guide. After a short, basic didactic introduction, the book goes through the individual basics chapter by chapter. Always following the same pattern: first the most important technical aspects are listed, then the focus is on the most important movement characteristics for the respective shot. The conclusion then forms the methodical series, according to which the trainer can carry out the technology transfer. In addition, the five most typical errors for each shot including the correction options.
At the end of the book, trainer rookies will find exemplary training plans for the different levels and a brief overview of the materials .
I simply loved the book. The presentation and design are fresh, modern and very clear. So it fits the content, which is excellently structured. The guide is actually a guide, a tool with which young trainers can be optimally prepared and supported for their great task. Of course, many of the game forms are not new. They are perfectly assigned and explained to the respective chapter topic. Short, clear, clear and understandable. Nothing more is needed.
In any case, I will suggest this book as “required reading” for our motivated young coaches in our club. By the way, TV presenter Tom Bartels also has the same plan. He is chairman of a large tennis club in Cologne and wrote the foreword to the book.
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