Scalability
11/12/2013 | Written by: uspta
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Scalability
Description: Check out USPTA Master Professional Rick Macci defining the concept of scalability – the ability to modify a drill to any skill level considering the speed, spin, height, depth, direction and frequency of your feeds.
Tip:
The concept of scalability is defined as the ability to present something(a drill for example) in its simplest form then present that same material in a more advanced way, by altering a few key variables to make the material more challenging as a student advances. In order to scale a drill up or down to a particular player’s level, there are six feeding variables that can be changed according to a player’s skill level: speed, height, depth, direction, frequency and spin. These six variables can make the same drill different for various playing levels, from beginner to advanced. With beginner players, the speed, height and depth will be the main variables, and as the player’s skills improve, direction, frequency and spin can be introduced to add more difficulty.
For successful lessons and practices, a tennis-teaching professional must scale the information and drills according to the age or playing level of his or her students.
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