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Lesson Plan Overview

Perform the basic skills needed for the games with control and accuracy Participate in competitive games, modified where appropriate Recognise and explain good performances

Key Objectives

  • Tell me something you have done well today?

  • How do you use the racket safely?

  • What should you do when hitting the ball?

  • When you are sending the ball to a target/ partner what do you need to think about?

Lesson Steps

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Tennis Keep the Rally Going
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Tennis Keep the Rally Going

Keep the Rally Going

The game is played in pairs

Each pair needs a small court to play on 5-6 steps length & 5-4 steps width, 1 tennis ball between them and 1 tennis racket each. The aim is for the pairs to keep a rally going for as long as possible hitting the ball back and forth over the net/divide

The ball is allowed to bounce before it is returned. Challenge the children to beat their longest rally. After 5 minutes ask students to pair up with someone new.

Students need to focus on : 

  • Cooperate with your partner

  • Make the shot easy for your partner to return

  •  Move into position quickly

  • Count the number of shots in a rally

  • Watch the ball

Modifications

make playing area bigger or smaller. Add more players to the game.

Special Needs Modifications

Throw a ball instead of hitting.

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