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Week #3: Tennis Lesson Plan 14 - Thursday
Tennis Unit Plan

Week #3: Tennis Lesson Plan 15 - Friday

EQUIPMENT:

  • 1 Tennis racquet per student
  • Music for Fitness Exchange
  • 2 Tennis balls per student
  • Cards for Cookie Jar Exchange Fitness

OUTCOMES: 

The student will:

  1. Participate in Fitness Cookie Jar Exchange to improve strength, agility, flexibility, aerobic and muscular endurance levels while preparing to play tennis.
  2. Demonstrate the ability to play tennis by participating in an in-class tournament while demonstrating knowledge of rules and a positive attitude.

NATIONAL STANDARDS: 1-5

Fitness Cookie Jar Exchange

INSTRUCTIONS:

Card suggestions:

  1. Jog around the Gym.
  2. Crab walk forward and backward between cones.
  3. Jog and shake hands with 8 different people.
  4. Carioca (grapevine) step around a court going each direction.
  5. Jog backwards around the Gym and “high 5” 4 other people.
  6. Perform a mirroring activity with your partner.
  7. Execute maximum number of curl-ups/push-ups.
  8. Perform the coffee grinder on each side.
  9. Execute maximum reverse push-ups.
  10. Jump rope at a Hot Peppers rate.

TEACHING HINTS:

Use management game to create partners.

Direct each partner set to pick a card from the “Cookie Jar.”

Create music intervals with 35 seconds of music for activity followed by a 10 second silence for picking a new card and changing activities.

Round Robin Tennis Tournament

TEACHING HINTS:

Continue tournament.

Assign students to court area using chart.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Conclude unit.

Cheer:  Tennis, Yes!

Week #3: Tennis Lesson Plan 14 - Thursday
Tennis Unit Plan

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