Lesson #

Review of Skills and Concepts

New Skills and Concepts

Major Teaching Points

Organization and Teaching Styles

1

In

School

Gym

        Ready Position

        Grip

        Safety

        Rules (General)

        Pushing off

        Split Step

        Stance

        Return to base

        Move to cover

        Continental grip

        Spin grip

        Always wear goggles

        Never enter a court while a game is in progress

        Never hit the ball at someone

        Be aware of surroundings (i.e.  ball, walls, racquet)

        Service lines and boxes

        Lines and ceiling

        Player contact/Ball contact rule

        Warm-up: Communication Situation & Follow the Leader

        Reciprocal teaching style

        Students get into partners (odd number-make group of three)

        Introduce task cards

        Two cones drill

        Reciprocal teaching style

        Task cards

        Only use racquet

        Extend: Intro. ball

        Command style

        Teacher speaks to class and provides appropriate equipment (i.e., goggles, racquet etc.)

        Command style

        Show pictures and

       video

        Tape out the lines

       and do a demo

        Culminating Activity

2

In

School

Gym

        Ready Position

        Grip

        Safety

        Forehand

        Backhand

        Step with opposite racquet foot

        Quick forearm and wrist movement

        Follow through to opposite shoulder

        Step with same foot as racquet hand

        Quick wrist and forearm movement

        Follow through towards target

        Contact sooner than with the forehand shot

        Warm-up: Beanbag Exchange

        Inclusion style

        Make various types of balls available

        Allow the use of either hand/paddle/racquet

        Practice forehand against the wall

        Include peer demo

        Extend: Add in targets

        Extend: Add in various distances from the wall

        Inclusion style

        Make various types of balls available

        Allow the use of either hand/racquet/paddle

        Against a wall, practice the backhand

        Include peer demonstrations

        Extend: Add in targets

        Extend: Add in various distances from the wall

        Culminating Activity

3

In

School Gym

        Forehand shot

        Backhand shot

        Service rules and lines

        Lob Serve

        Rule of the day

        Step with opposite foot to racquet hand

        Aim high on the wall (Above service line)

        Contact the ball low

        Aim to generate enough force to hit back wall on rebound

        Warm-up: Toss-n-Catch

        Self-check Style

        Task cards

        Tape service line on the wall

        Tape a line on the floor to represent the service boxes

        Try to rebound ball behind the line on the floor

        Extend: Aim for a specific target

        Note: Advanced players will independently progress to other serves (i.e. flat and slice serves)

        Command style

        Culminating Activity 

4

In

Club

Rental

Courts

        Forehand shot

        Backhand shot

        Lob serve

        Safety

        Rule of the day

        Warm-up: Keep-up Game

        Command style

        Modified game (Ladder Tournament)

        Initial assessment

        Video tape their game play for use in the next lesson

        Culminating Activity

5

In

School

Gym

        Lob serve

        Rules

        Serving strategies

        Tactics

        Game play strategies

        Hit to the deep corners (pressing zones)

        Keep the ball by the wall

        Recover to the ‘T’

        Maintain an open stance

        Hit away from opponent's space

        When in doubt, hit to opponent's backhand

        Try to hit where the opponent’s think you won’t

        Warm-up: Frogs-n-Flies

        Divergent Discovery

        Question - What strategies would you use to maximize your effectiveness on the court?

        Watch video from previous day and compare to p

        Set up courts using pylons

        Students come up with strategies and try them out against opponent

        Culminating Activity

6

In School

Gym

        Forehand shot

        Backhand shot

        Backspin grip

        Backspin - Forehand

        Backspin - Backhand

        Crosscourt Drive

        Open racquet face (angle) at contact

        Shorter follow through (downward chop)

        Lean

        toward target 

        Aim body

       toward target

        Contact the ball well out in front of the body

        Warm-up: Castle Game

        Practice style

        Student demonstration

        Bring in a video of a professional player

        Set up cones to outline a court

        All students space out along the wall

        Give the students a target to aim at when doing the cross court drive

        Culminating Activity

7

In

Club

Rental

Courts

        Spin shots

        Cross-court drive

        Assessment

        Warm-up: Line Game

        Shifting “ratchet” tournament

        Peer-to-peer assessment of strategies

        one practice court available for teacher instruction

        Culminating Activity

8

In

School Gym

      Strategies and tactics

        Volley Forehand & Backhand

        Keep eye on the ball

        Short punch-like motion

        Step toward target

        Warm-up: Wall-Catching

        Guided discovery

        Question - How

       would you reduce your

       opponent’s time to

       react to your shot?

        Answers to questions are discovered by student’s court area participation

        Designate court area by using tape or pylons

        Students develop volley skills by continuous self-rally against a wall

        Extend: Make a target for the students to aim

        Culminating Activity

9

In

School

Gym

        Volley Forehand & Backhand

        Assessment

        Warm-up: Knee-Catching

        Provide a “written opportunity” on the skills they have learned

        Provide skills on task cards and ask students to create a “concept map” of the cues

        Physical assessment using stations—practice station, skill testing station, & game station

        Culminating Activity

10

In

Club

Rental Courts

        Ladder Tournament