02/10/2026
OTennis can be a step towards participation in other tennis programs once OT goals are achieved 🎾
Through individualised, goal-directed activities, OTennis can help children develop the skills, confidence and regulation needed to participate in a tennis group, social program or competition.
🎾 Motor skills – developing balance, coordination, agility, motor planning and body awareness. Motor skills assessments can be used to measure progress and outcomes.
🤝 Bilateral coordination – using both sides of the body together to support racquet skills, movement and coordination.
👀 Hand-eye coordination – tracking, timing and responding to a moving ball while adjusting movements to achieve a goal.
🧠 Executive functioning – building attention, planning, working memory, impulse control, problem-solving and flexible thinking.
❤️ Emotional regulation – developing strategies to manage frustration, mistakes, challenges, changes and unexpected situations during play.
👥 Social participation – practising turn-taking, winning and losing, communication, following instructions and expectations.
💪 Self-confidence – creating opportunities for success, developing competence and supporting children to feel more confident in their abilities.
🌱 Building towards participation – these foundational skills can support a gradual transition from 1:1 OTennis into group tennis, social tennis programs or competition, when appropriate for the individual child.
