SQUASH 10 LESSON
UNIT/BLOCK PLAN


LESSONS
                                     REVIEW OF SKILLS AND CONCEPTS
 

                                NEW SKILLS AND CONCEPTS

                                           MAJOR TEACHING POINTS
ORGANIZATIONS, TEACHING, STRATEGIES AND STYLES
1 -

BASIC RULES, SCORING, 
AND
COURT DIMENSIONS

 

 
- BASIC RULES
- COURT DIMENSIONS
- SCORING
 - Emphasize scoring only on serve
- Talk about service
- Explainlines and boundaries (ball must always hit the front wall)
- Ball may not bounce more than once
WARM UP - NAME BALL

DRILL # 1 - COURT DIMENSIONS RELAY 

DRILL #2 - MINI QUIZ AND FREE RALLEY

2 - 

COURT MOVEMENT   AND 
USING SPACE

 

 - BASIC RULES
- THE COURT DIMENSIONS
- SCORING
 COURT MOVEMENT AND USING SPACE
- To give opponent fair view of the shot 
- Anticipation
- Maintain momentum
- Use of proper footwork
- Keep your opponent moving 
 

WARM UP - TAG PROGRESSION

AND CASTLE GAME

DRILL # 1 - RUN AND RECOVER - PAIRS 

DRILL # 2 - FOLLOW THE LEADER/BUMP 






 

3 -

THE ANATOMY OF THE SHOT AND GRIP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

FOREHAND SHOT

 

 
- THE ANATOMY OF THE SHOT AND GRIP

- FOREHAND SHOT 
 
 
 
 

 

ANATOMY OF SHOT AND GRIP

- The Grip
- The Racquet
- Footwork
- Backswing
- Downswing
- Follow through
 
 
 
 
 
 

FOREHAND SHOT
CUES AND TEACHING POINTS

WARM UP - FIND A CONE 
AND CONE FLIPPING

DRILL # 1 - FOREHAND PRACTICE DRILL - INDIVIDUAL 

DRILL # 2 - FOREHAND PRACTICE - PAIRS

CULMINATING ACTIVITY (MINI GAMES) 

4 -

THE ANATOMY OF THE SHOT AND GRIP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

BACKHAND SHOT

 


 

- RULES

- FOREHAND SHOT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

- THE ANATOMY OF THE SHOT AND GRIP

- BACKHAND SHOT
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

ANATOMY OF SHOT AND GRIP

- The Grip
- The Racquet
- Footwork
- Backswing
- Downswing
- Follow through
 
 
 

BACKHAND SHOT
CUES AND TEACHING POINTS

 

WARM UP - HAND SQUASH OR WALL BOUNCE

DRILL # 1 - BACKHAND PRACTICE DRILL - INDIVIDUAL 

DRILL # 2 - BACKHAND PRACTICE - PAIRS

CULMINATING ACTIVITY (MINI GAMES) 

5 -

SERVING 
AND 
RETURNING SERVES

 

- FOREHAND SHOT
- BACKHAND SHOT
- SERVICE RULES
- COURT DIMENSIONS

 


 
 
 

-THE FOREHAND SERVE
-THE BACKHAND SERVE
-THE LOB SERVE
-THE OVERHEAD SERVE
 
 
 
 
 

 

- Keep your eye on the ball 
- Be accurate and hit to the opponents quarter court 
- Mix up serves up in order to make return of serve difficult 
- Hit the ball hard so it gets to where you want it to go
- Equal Balance
- Body facing side wall
- Good grip of racquet
WARM UP - DOUBLES SQUASH MINI GAME

DRILL # 1 - PRACTICE OF SERVES FOR ACCURACY 

DRILL # 2 - SERVE, SEVICE RETURN, RETURN OF SERVICE RETURN 

6 -

DRIVE CLEAR
AND
ALLEY SHOTS

 

- SERVING 
- RETURN OF SERVE
- DRIVE CLEAR
- ALLEY SHOTS
- Low and hard
- Not much arc
-Usually forehand or backhand shot
- Force your opponent to the side of the court
- Good offensive move
 

WARM UP - DOUBLES WALLEY BALL

DRILL # 1 - DRIVE CLEAR RALLEY 

DRILL # 2 - ALLEY SHOT RALLEY 

CULMINATING ACTIVITY (MINI GAMES) 

7 -

VOLLEY, 
HALF VOLLEY, LOB 
AND 
DROP SHOT

 

 
- VOLLEY
- HALF VOLLEY
- LOB SHOT
- DROP SHOT
 VOLLEY AND HALF VOLLEY

- Dont try to slice the ball
- Hit ball as flat as possible
- Hit ball before or just when it bouunces
- Changes up the tempo of the game
- Quick and difficult shot

LOB SHOT

- Forces opponent to the back of the court
- Usually a defensive shot
- Can enable you to play it over your opponents head
- Ball moves slower
- Keep raquet straight when hitting ball

DROP SHOT

- Deceptive shot
- Forces your opponent forward
- Hit ball with a flat racquet
- Hit with just enough force to get the ball to the front wall

WARM UP - CROWES AND CRANES

DRILL # 1 - VOLLEY AND HALF VOLLEY PRACTICE - BY SELF 

DRILL # 2 - VOLLEY AND HALF VOLLEY PRACTICE - PARTNERS 

DRILL # 3 - FOREHAND/BACKHAND RALLEY WITH LOB 

DRILL # 4 - FOREHAND/BACKHAND RALLEY WITH DROP SHOT 

CULMINATING ACTIVITY -  MINI GAMES IF TIME PERMITS 

8 -

USING WALLS AND CORNERS ON SHOTS (BOAST, BOW, ANGLE AND CORNER SHOTS)

 

- FOREHAND SHOT
- BACKHAND SHOT
- RULES
- COURT DIMENSIONS
 - THE BOAST SHOT
- THE BOW SHOT
- CORNER SHOTS
- ANGLE SHOTS
 THE BOAST AND BOW SHOTS

- Position your body so you are best able to angle the ball
- Tricky shots but very difficult to return

ANGLE AND CORNER SHOTS

- Try to play shots off two walls
- Use combination of walls (ex:side, front, side)
- AIm as close to front wall and side wall corner as possible

WARM UP - DISTANCE HITTING AND BALL CONTROL

DRILL # 1 - BOAST AND RETURN 

DRILL # 2 - BOW SHOT AND RETURN 

DRILL # 3 - PRACTICE ANGLE AND CORNER SHOTS

9 -

USING COMBINATIONS OF SKILLS AND SHOTS
AND CLASS TOURNAMENT

 

 
 
 REVIEW OF ALL MAJOR SHOTS AND SKILLS
 

WARM UP - OFF THE WALL

DRILL # 1 - MIRROR SHOT DRILL (EX: DONKEY)

DRILL #2 - TWO VS ONE

START OF TOURNAMENT PLAY 

SKILL TESTING

10 -

CLASS TOURNAMENT

 

   
 REVIEW OF ALL MAJOR SHOTS AND SKILLS
 

WARM UP - FITNESS STATIONS

TOURNAMENT PLAY

SKILL TESTING