Disability Tennis Coaching Resource Contents
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- Introduction
- About the Tennis Foundation
- Disability Tennis Networks
- Impairment Considerations
- Physical Impairments
- Learning Disability
- Sensory Impairments
- Participant Groupings (As Percentage of Disabled Population)
Disability Tennis Coaching ResourceContentsIntroduction – page 1 Inclusive Tennis – page 5 Adapting Activities – page 6 Adaptations – page 7 Coaching Opportunities – page 10 Inclusive Schools Support – page 11 Disability Tennis Festivals – page 12 Communication – page 17 Deaf Tennis – page 19 Learning Disability Tennis – page 31 Visually Impaired Tennis – page 52 Wheelchair Tennis – page 59 Further Information – page 74 IntroductionDisability tennis is simply the general term we use to describe the various versions of tennis that are on offer for disabled people to have fun playing. Tennis is a completely inclusive sport with everyone being able to participate in its full format or when adapted. The most well-known versions are deaf, learning disability, wheelchair and visually impaired tennis but the sport is adaptable to a wide range of disabilities. But social play isn’t restricted to a particular type of tennis; disabled people can play against their non-disabled friends or family and take part in inclusive sessions and/or impairment-specific sessions depending on their preference. Tennis doesn’t just offer people the chance to develop their fitness and coordination, but also to build social skills, confidence, self-esteem and independence. That’s why the Tennis Foundation is supporting both coaches and venues to help them to offer improved opportunities to disabled people. This includes people trying the sport for the first time through to elite performance, as well as putting on competitions and major events. About the Tennis FoundationThe Tennis Foundation is Great Britain’s leading tennis charity and our vision is a sport that is inclusive and accessible to every kind of community. Our aim is to provide opportunities to encourage people to both play and enjoy tennis, as well as to maximise their personal potential through the sport. We’re doing this by engaging all parts of the community, recognising diversity and promoting inclusion. Through our focus on tennis in education, within the community, and within the disability community in particular, we’re promoting tennis as an inclusive sport and helping more people play. We are working closely with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and a wide range of other partners to deliver our vision. Tennis is a sport which lends itself to integration and inclusion and those are our long-term aims. All disabled people can participate in tennis either in its full (‘traditional’) format or when adapted. The core activities through which the Tennis Foundation aims to achieve its vision are:
BackgroundNineteen per cent of the UK population are disabled or have a long-term limiting illness, so it is essential that coaches and other members of the tennis workforce be given the skills and information necessary to communicate and engage with these individuals. As part of the Tennis Foundation and LTA’s ongoing commitment to this area, there are a number of development opportunities available to coaches at tennis venues. Disability Tennis NetworksThe Tennis Foundation is supporting a number of Disability Tennis Networks across Great Britain with advice, funding and equipment to increase participation locally. These Networks are made up of a number of clubs and community tennis venues with links to schools and disability organisations. They run impairment-specific sessions as part of their tennis programme. You can view the locations of the Networks on the Tennis Foundation website. Impairment ConsiderationsTennis offers a range of opportunities for disabled people in inclusive environments playing with non-disabled players and also focuses on four specific impairment groups: deaf, learning disability, wheelchair and visually impaired. Further information on each of these can be found later in this resource. Within disability sport you will find players with:
You need to consider whether their impairment is minimal or severe, congenital or acquired, progressive or non-progressive. You then need to consider how the impairment may affect their participation and the additional barriers that particular player may face. Physical ImpairmentsPhysical impairments include:
It is important to realise that a physically disabled person may be ambulant (able to walk) or use a wheelchair. Those that are ambulant may use a wheelchair to play tennis but not everyone will feel comfortable using a sports chair if they don’t use a wheelchair on a daily basis, so you may need to look at other suitable adaptions. Learning DisabilityPlayers with a learning disability, for example those with Down’s syndrome or autism, will usually have an intelligence quotient (IQ) of less than 70. However, not all individuals on the autistic spectrum will have a learning disability, e.g. those with Asperger’s syndrome have a learning difficulty as opposed to a learning disability (but they are included within the learning disability category for the purposes of this resource). Think about the practical implications for individual players depending on their own specific learning disabilities. Learning disabilities include, but are not limited to:
Sensory ImpairmentsSensory impairments include hearing and visual impairments.
Participant Groupings (As Percentage of Disabled Population)
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