GREEN 2 - WEEK 5
MEET & GREET
(2-3 minutes)
Talk to the kids and ask them questions about life outside of the tennis lesson:
- who is your favorite tennis player?
- what is your favorite sport?
- how is school?
- did you play tennis at home?
- do you have any pets?
- what is your favorite food?
etc.
Keep the conversation age appropriate
WARM-UP
(7-8 minutes)
KIDS AND ADULTS: GROUNDSTROKE RALLY WITH BALL STOP
- players start from the orange court line
- stop ball with racquet and 'juggle' with one or two up bounces
- immediately send the ball over the net with a groundstroke without stopping
- move back to the baseline to continue
PLAY - PRACTICE - PLAY
(40 minutes)
RALLY CROSSCOURT
(10 minutes)
- players attempt to rally crosscourt with racquets
- if lower skill, they can use self rally to the net
Fundamental Teaching Points
- teach correct grips
- teach racquet facing target
- teach contact point
LOB & OVERHEAD
(10 minutes)
- players at the baseline sends lob to a player at the net
- players cooperate to maintain a rally
- can start closer to the net, as needed
- can be a two shot exercise: feed and lob
Fundamental Teaching Points
- teach lob technique
- teach positioning and recovery
OVERHEAD SERVE & RETURN CROSSCOURT
(10 minutes)
- players serve and return to each other
- not a rally, only one serve and one return
- can be brought closer to the net, if necessary
- alternate between hand toss overhead and racquet serve to maintain a balance of success and failure
Fundamental Teaching Points
- throwing motion from trophy position
- teach continental grip
- teach contact point
DOUBLES TENNIS
(10 minutes)
- if semi-private, singles match play
- introduce doubles positioning & movement
Fundamental Teaching Points
- footwork and positioning
- calling the shots with your partner
- court boundaries
WRAP-UP
(5-10 minutes)
COURT TAKE-DOWN
- players and coach clean up together
- teach the importance of keeping everything organized
SUMMARIZE & ENCOURAGE
Ask the players questions about the lesson:
- what did we work on today?
- what did you learn today?
- what is your favorite shot?
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- tell each player individually what was ONE THING they did great today and hand out Firefly Dollars
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- optional: coach target challenge for extra Firefly Dollar