Week #1: Tennis Lesson Plan 4 - Thursday

EQUIPMENT:

  • 1 Tennis racquet per student
  • 1 Task sheet on Forehand Stroke per student
  • 2 Tennis balls per student
  • 1 Clipboard with pencil attached per 2 students
  • 4 cones per group of 4 students for Weave Drill
  • Music for Continuity Exercises
  • 1 Frisbee each set of partners

OUTCOMES: 

The student will:

  1. Demonstrate agility and cooperation during the Running Weave Drill using movements demonstrated by the instructor.
  2. Participate in an Continuity Exercises to improve fitness.
  3. Demonstrate the forehand volley stroke using task sheets and form demonstrated by the instructor.
  4. Demonstrate cooperative skills and focus while playing Frisbee Toss using rules explained by the instructor.

NATIONAL STANDARDS: 1-5

Weave Drill

INSTRUCTIONS:

Students are in ready position and performing a quick shuffle step in place. They shuffle left, right, forward, backward, over, and around obstacles on signal by the teacher’s hand motion.

TEACHING HINTS:

Scattered formation in front of teacher.

Mark area with cones.

Continuity Exercises

INSTRUCTIONS:

Rope jumping—forward 25 seconds
Double Crab Kick 30 seconds
Rope jumping—backward 25 seconds
Knee Touch Curl-Up 30 seconds
Jump and turn body 25 seconds
Push-Ups 30 seconds
Rocker Step 25 seconds
Bend and Twist 30 seconds
Swing -Step forward 25 seconds
Side Flex 30 seconds
Free jumping 25 seconds

Relax and stretch for a short time.

TEACHING HINTS:

Make a tape with music segments (25 seconds) alternated with silence segments (30 seconds). When the music is playing, students jump rope; when silence occurs, students do a flexibility and strength development exercise.

Exercises can be done in two-count fashion. Exercises are done when the leader says “Ready.” The class answers “One-two” and performs a repetition.

Allow students to adjust the workload to their level. This implies resting if the rope jumping is too strenuous.

Forehand Stroke Review

INSTRUCTIONS:

Hand out Tennis Reciprocal Task Sheet #1 defining the Forehand Stroke

Explain Task Sheets.

Pairs who complete the task sheets can turn materials in and rally using the Ready Position and Forehand Stroke.

TEACHING HINTS:

Using the elbow-to-elbow technique to create pairs of students.

Have one person kneel.  The person standing should pick up a clipboard with pencil and task sheets.  The person kneeling should pick up a racquet and two tennis balls and return to partner.  Assign students to courts to work on Task Sheets.

Frisbee Toss

INSTRUCTIONS:

Practice tossing and catching the Frisbee over the net. Place an emphasis on throws that just clear the net and land inside the court lines.

TEACHING HINTS:

Play “toe to toe” to select new partners.

Students should be directed to safe direction to toss Frisbee to partner and toss and catch the Frisbee over the Tennis net.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Bring students together to review and discuss elements of the lesson

When was tennis known as Lawn Tennis?

Cheer:  Tennis, yes!

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