Physical: upper limb coordination, hand-eye coordination, strength

Cognitive: visual processing, sustained attention, selective attention

1 or more

• 1 tennis racquet per child
• 1 tennis ball per child

• child strikes a tennis ball with a racquet

Yes

Change the task: have the child practice just hitting the ball to decrease physical demand

Change the equipment: use a larger ball to decrease cognitive demand

Change the task: have the child bounce the ball before hitting it with their racquet to increase physical and cognitive demand

Change the environment: increase the distance the child is required to hit the ball to increase physical demand

Change the equipment: use a heavier racquet to increase physical demand

• the child will be able to show readiness to hit the ball (e.g., racquet in position, eyes on the ball) for 8 out of 10 turns
• I will be able to hit the tennis ball with my racquet