kingcheetah
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I just completed my PTR performance certification, and figured I'd start a thread for people that had questions on it.
I'm a high school coach, and have coached juniors of all ages, in both team/clinic settings and at camps. I'm also a teacher, so that was a big advantage on the computerized test. I don't plan to transition to teaching tennis full time, but felt the certification would be nice to have if I'm teaching a few juniors.
The workshop consisted of giving/taking simulated clinics and private lessons, with debriefs and feedback cycles. It was a long couple of days (6 hrs each), but definitely worthwhile. That evaluation happens over the course of the whole workshop.
The computer test has a lot of questions on how to teach and motivation, a few on management, and some technical parameters (you can use the study guide, which describes what kids can do physically at different ages)
The computer test also had video error detection, which was the toughest part, but I had actually hit with some of the kids in it at Van Der Meer, so I had an advantage.
I'm a high school coach, and have coached juniors of all ages, in both team/clinic settings and at camps. I'm also a teacher, so that was a big advantage on the computerized test. I don't plan to transition to teaching tennis full time, but felt the certification would be nice to have if I'm teaching a few juniors.
The workshop consisted of giving/taking simulated clinics and private lessons, with debriefs and feedback cycles. It was a long couple of days (6 hrs each), but definitely worthwhile. That evaluation happens over the course of the whole workshop.
The computer test has a lot of questions on how to teach and motivation, a few on management, and some technical parameters (you can use the study guide, which describes what kids can do physically at different ages)
The computer test also had video error detection, which was the toughest part, but I had actually hit with some of the kids in it at Van Der Meer, so I had an advantage.