More on Adapting Tennis Drills for Beginners

Joe Dinoffer: Here is another concept that can be used with hundreds of different exercises. It emphasizes control and cooperation. Consistency drill spelling, you have got children, both their parents be happy if you help them with their spelling or counting backwards. So, with every kid, we are going to spell out, tennis, ready. T. What comes after T? We need to hear that in your way, here nice to loud. T Speaker: E Joe Dinoffer: N Speaker: N Joe Dinoffer: I Speaker: S Joe Dinoffer: Now, what if you had little competition on multiple courts and you had everyone spelling out tennis ball or tennis court, or service line, or single side line, and they can learn the parts of the court, they can learn how to spell it, they can learn how to spell drop shot, all of a sudden volley, now you can learn how to spell more quickly. Ready drop shot. D Speaker: D Joe Dinoffer: I said D. Speaker: alright, I said D to drop shot. Joe Dinoffer: ready, D Speaker: R Joe Dinoffer: O Speaker: P Joe Dinoffer: S Speaker: H Joe Dinoffer: Let me start again, that wasn't going well. And that was a drop. Ready? D Speaker: R Joe Dinoffer: O Speaker: P Joe Dinoffer: S Speaker: forgot. Joe Dinoffer: Ready, not so easy. We get the idea if you can spell out names, you can do continents, you can teach them geography. Very interesting concept to integrate learning with your lessons. Further possibilities for spelling includes solo drills like this, here is spelling Texas, T-E-X-A-S or how about spelling an animals name. Like, elephant, the kids will love this one, E-L-E-P-H-A-N-T. You know what for math skills you can even try counting by 2s, or 3s, or 4s, for example, 4, 8, 12, 16, and so on. If you are working with children there is no doubt about it, the parents will love you for this one.