TAGteacher Joey Iversen has successfully introduced TAGteach to the tennis world, although she said it’s for selfish reasons. “I want to be the best tennis player I can be and that will happen faster if my coach uses TAGteach!”
“I explained a few of the tools to my coach Grant Grinnell (USPTA) and he was willing to give it a shot. After just a few tries, he was totally sold on the value of TAGteach and the powerful learning it facilitates. He commented that there was more improved play in my game within a single lesson. He also noticed that although it was easier to get information to me with the marker, it also required a different focus. In a group lesson he is usually trying to take in what each of the players is doing. To tag me for the skill, he had to momentarily keep his focus on just me or he would miss the marker timing. Both of us had complete focus and that brought about immediate improvement.”
The Coach is Excited Too!
It seems Joey’s coach is as excited about TAGteach as she is:
“I love everything about what you’ve taught me. I love the tag, I love the positive reinforcement. I love no negative connotation. I love the focus of what I need to do and I love the focus of what students can do if they are tagging somebody else. I love everything about it, it’s fantastic and I plan on using extensively in my teaching in the future.”
The word is spreading fast. After watching a TAGteach session between Grant and Joey, another coach, Chad Smith USPTA wanted in. It wasn’t long until he found exactly why TAGteach worked for him.
“TAGteach worked for me because I could mark the exact point I need my students to feel in my lessons. My students quickly associated the tag with what I was trying to get them to understand in their technique. It made my instructions that much more effective.”
Thank-you Joey for spreading the word effectively and kudos to Grant and Chad for being coaches that are open to new concepts that improve learning for their students!
How TAGteach Helps My Teaching
Interview with Joey
Listen to an interview with Joey with author, Martha Gabler. Martha asks Joey about how she got started with TAGteach, what she likes about it, how it has affected her tennis and how she is using TAGteach with her special needs tennis program. Please note that Joey is now on the TAGteach Faculty.
Come to a Webinar with Joey
This is awesome! This is something I would like to learn how to do as well. I’m a coach, and also a BCBA, so I’ve been slowly applying behavioral concepts to my coaching, but TAGteach is something I’ve always wanted to dive in to.
TAGteach is great for sports! We will be posting more sports articles here soon. There are some videos on our YouTube channel that you might find helpful http://www.youtube.com/tagteacher. Many BCBAs are using TAGteach in their professional practice as well. We recently posted an interview with video of ABA treatment sessions with kids with autism . We’d love to know more about how you are using TAGteach with your sport coaching!