Game, set, match! Teach young athletes the basics of tennis with a set of tennis lesson plans. Each plan focuses on a different stroke and guides instructors through the best way to teach, refine, and extend tennis lesson.

Concepts

tennis, sports, fitness

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Additional Tags

physical education

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Instructional Ideas

• Show to a group of student teachers when discussing lesson plan formats to demonstrate that a consistent lesson plan format can work for any subject matter
• Use the teaching strategies in your own tennis unit, augmenting the steps you already teach
• Use the calendar as a baseline for planning your own unit
• Great for private tennis coaches and tutors

Classroom Considerations

• Syllabus comes with a very specific grading scale that may not match your own, as well as detailed course requirements and rules
• Equipment list is on page 16

Pros

• Provide solid and straightforward tips for teaching key tennis techniques
• Helpful for physical education teachers who have not taught a tennis unit before
• Includes refinement and extension activities in each lesson
• Comes with demonstrative pictures

Cons

• Contains some errors in spelling and grammar