Skill 1 : Controlling The Racquet

Keywords (repeat & clap): Control, two hands, little flips

Story: We want to cook pancakes (bean bag) for our parents with our pan (racquet).

2-3YO: REMIND PARENTS OF SAFETY. ***Parents get the tennis racquet, children get the bean bag from the coaches. Parents find an empty space where they cannot hit another child and practice controlling the racquet. 

4-6YO: Set up cones away from each other in the playing space. Children must stay in their space and try to flip the pancake. 

**Do not switch side to demonstrate another time**

Skill 2 : Hitting

Keywords (repeat & clap): Hit, two hands, nose, push

Story: We need to stop our race car (popcorn ball) because it's going too fast

2-3YO: REMIND PARENTS OF SAFETY. ***Parents get the tennis racquet, children get the popcorn, and dome cone from the coaches. Parents find an empty space where they cannot hit another child and practice the hit. Parents toss the popcorn and child pushes racquet to popcorn.

4-6YO: Set up a medium cone (for children to line up behind with their racquet), a dome cone for the child whose turn it will be to do their hit, three hoops for the children to jump in and go behind their line after. The coach will toss the popcorn to the child to hit. Once the child has their turn, they will get their ball and jump in the hula hoops and behind their line. Make two groups, two set ups and one group per coach. (Refer to video for layout)

**Do not switch side to demonstrate another time**

*Only for 4-6 / 6-8 yrs old*

Skill 3 : Forehand

Keywords (repeat & clap): Forehand, one hand, look, arm back, swing

Story: The car (bouncy ball) has no more gas, and we need to help send it to the gas station by doing a forehand.

2-3YO: REMIND PARENTS OF SAFETY. ***Parents get the tennis racquet, children get the ball, and dome cone from the coaches. Parents find an empty space where they cannot hit another child and practice the forehand. Parents help with forehand movement.

4-6YO: Coaches place dome cones in a straight line very well distanced apart and have children swing the tennis racquet on your signal facing the same direction. Once they hit the ball, they wait for the coach to say go, have children PUT THE STICK DOWN NEXT TO THEIR CONE and then go get their ball and place it back on their cone to do again on the coach’s signal. 

**Do not switch side to demonstrate another time**