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Supporting Your Child

A Good Tennis Parent

Chatting at a change of endsParents have an extremely influential role to play in their child's tennis experience, whatever the level of their involvement.

This area will provide you with some techniques and information to help you support your child to the best of your ability.

Pages in this section:

  • The Me-We Boundary
  • Child vs. Tennis Player
  • Gathering information for your child's coach

Tennis and Education

Players and CoachesBalancing training and education is crucial to ensure that your child keeps all of his or her options open, but it can be difficult to get the proportions right.

This section will offer you some information on the different options available to you and your tennis-playing child.

Pages in this section:

  • Traditional Schooling
  • Tennis and Education Programmes at Schools
  • Home Learning and Tutoring
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  • Information about GCSEs
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Training and Competition

High FiveThe amount and type of training and competing that your child does at different stages in their tennis development can have a big impact on their success as a player.

Find out how much your child should be playing each week when they are starting out, or progressing to new levels, and how to manage this.

Pages in this section:

  • Tips for spotting a good tennis programme
  • Learning to play and compete
  • Next steps in your child's training programme
  • Tournament planning and goal setting

Behavioural Problems

Player with head in handsThe behaviour of both your child and the people they play is often something which can provoke high emotions in the players and in yourselves as parents.

This area suggests some ways of dealing with the more common behavioural problems which arise.

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  • My Child Cheats
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Child supervision at tennis venues

Find information on the supervision of children at tennis venues including the age up to which children should be supervised by a parent, carer or guardian.

Unsupervised Children Guidance

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