Riverview Junior Tennis

How much discovery is too much? 🔴🎾

Red ball player.
Inside-out forehand.

We started with the discovery method.
Fed every ball to the backhand and asked him to find the forehand.

It didn’t quite connect...

So we adjusted.

A little more guidance.
A clearer movement intention.
We temporarily “closed down” the skill.

In one lesson — it clicked.

Discovery is powerful.
But guidance matters too.

It’s not open or closed.
It’s knowing when to move along the pathway:

Closed → Semi-open → Open.

Once they master the skill,
the next progression is a decision-making exercise.

Design the environment.
Read the player.
Adjust the level of freedom.

Video 2: How we apply this in a group environment.

Congratulations to everyone who had the opportunity to compete at the Nationals💥
Big thank you to for hosting yet another fabulous Nationals👌

Under 18 Girls:
Triple Crown 👑
🎾Rachel Deegan🔥

Under 12 Boys:
Singles:
🎾 Runner up: Aidan Garzia Seebar
🎾 Semis: Leon Hannon, Luca Della Chiaie
🎾Quarter finals: Ross Connolly, Christopher Delaney, Sam Stafford
🎾Doubles champs: Christopher Delaney
🎾Doubles runner up: Aidan & Sam
🎾 MX runner up: Aidan

Under 14 Girls:
🎾Champion: Sienna McCarthy
🎾Semis: Eve O" Donovan
🎾Quarter finals: Sarah Cahill
🎾Doubles champ: Sienna McCarthy

Under 14 Boys:
🎾Semis: Rory O'Hanlon
🎾Doubles champ: David Somers

Under 16 Girls:
🎾Semis: Rosie Stafford
🎾Quarter finals Isabel Horrigan, Kate Gunne
🎾Doubles champ: Christine Connolly, Runner up: Kate Gunne

Under 16 Boys:
🎾Semis: Matthew Delaney

Congratulations to Riverview members for winning the triple 👑 , Paddy Marsh Under 18 Boys runner up & James McMillon for reaching the semis in singles (under 14 Boys)

Lastly, congratulations to our .ohanlon25
on a fantastic junior tennis career. We are all very proud of you. ❤️


👇
.raffo1 .ohanlon .akelly