EU Tennis project
The Rally for Change: Fostering Innovation and Inclusiveness in Grassroots Tennis general objective is to encourage healthy lifestyle among children aged 6th and 16th years old, to promote the tennis sport and physical activity as a tool for health and to encourage the practice of sport and physical activity towards maintaining children’s physical health focusing on spinal health and overall wellbeing.
Our specific objectives
To develop and disseminate innovative and inclusive grassroots
tailored tennis program for children of different school ages (6th
to 16th years old), skill levels and social backgrounds, with an
emphasis on safe techniques, exercises to prevent back pains and
spinal issues and on developing physical and mental health of
children.
To elaborate and disseminate training guidelines for coaches and
physical education teachers on how to teach safe and healthy
tennis techniques with series of exercises which will support the
overall well-being of the children, as well as how to recognize
and address potential back pain or spinal issues in the children.
To enhance collaboration between tennis clubs, local schools and
community organisations to offer after-school physical activities
with focus on tennis exercises that promotes physical,
psychological and social benefits of sport and physical activity
for children's overall health and well-being.
To conduct an information campaign through social media channels,
to elaborate and disseminate recommendations for the general
public towards promotion of tennis sport as a tool for health and
to provide support for children and their families on how to
maintaining children’s physical health focusing on spinal health
and overall well-being.