Method and system of using drill progression, skill mastery, and color progression in tennis instruction
First Claim
1. A method of tennis instruction for a tennis player coached by a tennis instructor, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing color levels to indicate proficiency of tennis ability, the color levels progressing from least to most proficient as follows;
white, gold, orange, blue, dark blue, green, dark green, red, purple, grey, and black;
(b) conducting an initial assessment of the tennis player to determine a starting color level;
(c) placing the tennis player in the starting color level;
(d) coaching the tennis player in tennis skills;
(e) certifying the tennis instructor by requiring the tennis instructor to complete a written test and demonstrate an ability to conduct the initial assessment and evaluate the on-court skills of the tennis player, the written test being completed through an Internet website;
(f) evaluating the tennis player against predefined requirements for one or more of the color levels, the evaluation including a written portion and an on-court portion, the written portion being administered through an Internet website;
(g) providing feedback to the tennis player about the evaluation;
(h) providing feedback to the tennis instructor about the evaluation of the tennis player;
(i) awarding the tennis player with the color level if the predefined requirements are met for that color level;
(j) providing the tennis player with a grip or band for a tennis racket, the grip or band having a color corresponding to the awarded color level; and
(k) offering additional instruction to the tennis player to improve the tennis player'"'"'s proficiency;
whereby the tennis player is encouraged to improve tennis skills and seek the next color level in the progression.
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Abstract
A method and system of using drill progression, skill mastery, and colors to show progression in tennis instruction for a tennis player includes the steps of providing color levels to indicate proficiency of tennis ability, the color levels progressing from least to most proficient as follows: white, gold, orange, blue, dark blue, green, dark green, red, purple, grey, and black; testing the tennis player against predefined requirements for one or more of the color levels; providing feedback to the tennis player about the testing; awarding the tennis player with the color level if the predefined requirements are met; providing the tennis player with a grip or band for a tennis racket, the grip or band having a color corresponding to the awarded color level; and offering additional instruction to the tennis player to improve the tennis player'"'"'s proficiency.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of tennis instruction for a tennis player coached by a tennis instructor, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing color levels to indicate proficiency of tennis ability, the color levels progressing from least to most proficient as follows;
white, gold, orange, blue, dark blue, green, dark green, red, purple, grey, and black;(b) conducting an initial assessment of the tennis player to determine a starting color level; (c) placing the tennis player in the starting color level; (d) coaching the tennis player in tennis skills; (e) certifying the tennis instructor by requiring the tennis instructor to complete a written test and demonstrate an ability to conduct the initial assessment and evaluate the on-court skills of the tennis player, the written test being completed through an Internet website; (f) evaluating the tennis player against predefined requirements for one or more of the color levels, the evaluation including a written portion and an on-court portion, the written portion being administered through an Internet website; (g) providing feedback to the tennis player about the evaluation; (h) providing feedback to the tennis instructor about the evaluation of the tennis player; (i) awarding the tennis player with the color level if the predefined requirements are met for that color level; (j) providing the tennis player with a grip or band for a tennis racket, the grip or band having a color corresponding to the awarded color level; and (k) offering additional instruction to the tennis player to improve the tennis player'"'"'s proficiency; whereby the tennis player is encouraged to improve tennis skills and seek the next color level in the progression. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of tennis instruction for a tennis player to be taught by a tennis instructor, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing color levels to indicate tennis skill level, the color levels, progressing from lowest to highest skill level, being as follows;
white, gold, orange, blue, dark blue, green, dark green, red, purple, grey, and black;(b) testing the tennis player against qualification standards for one or more of the color levels; (c) providing evaluative information to the tennis player regarding the testing; and (d) awarding the tennis player with the color level if the qualification standards for that color level are met. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for providing tennis instruction to a tennis player, the system comprising:
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(a) eleven skill levels, progressively comprising a first skill level through an eleventh skill level; (b) eleven qualification standards, progressively comprising a first qualification standard through an eleventh qualification standard, the first qualification standard through the eleventh qualification standard corresponding to the respective first skill level through the eleventh skill level; and (c) an allocated color for each of the eleven skill levels, the allocated color for the respective first skill level through the eleventh skill level being white, gold, orange, blue, dark blue, green, dark green, red, purple, grey, and black; wherein the tennis player is correlated to an allocated color based on having satisfied the respective qualification standard. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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