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Learn and Play GRADES 1-8 - Ontario Tennis

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36 TENNIS FOR SCHOOLS <strong>Learn</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Play</strong> | LESSON PLANS <strong>GRADES</strong> 3-5READY TO LEARNLESSON 4ACTIVITY: Striking a Ball (Serve)• St<strong>and</strong>ing on the baseline, students serve the ball to a partner who is st<strong>and</strong>ing near the net(on the same side of the court). The partner racquet catches the serve <strong>and</strong> returns the ballwith a serve.• St<strong>and</strong>ing in the midcourt to backcourt, students use a serve to send the ball to a partnerwho is st<strong>and</strong>ing directly across on the opposite side of the net.• St<strong>and</strong>ing in the midcourt to backcourt, students use a serve to send the ball to a partnerwho is st<strong>and</strong>ing diagonally across on the opposite side of the net.• Whenever serving, students should aim to make the ball travel in a rainbow (arc) trajectory.VARIATIONSLess Challenging• Allow students to move closer to the net/partner when serving.More Challenging• Encourage students to aim their servesat targets (e.g., racquets, lines) on theopposite side of the net.• Encourage students to return the servewith a groundstroke.• Encourage students to serve from behindthe baseline.KEY CUES“Keep your wrist firm.”“Keep your body sideways to your target.”“Contact the ball above your head.”“Keep the strings facing the target.”READY TO PLAYACTIVITY: Serve It UpLESSON 4• Version 1 (cooperative game): With teams of two to four players on each side of thenet, one student from the serving team serves the ball over the net; the opposing playerstry to racquet catch the ball. When a ball is caught, it is served back across the net. Asuccessful serve over the net (in bounds) earns 2 points; a successful racquet catch earns1 point. Alternate serving <strong>and</strong> receiving after each serve. Accumulate points as a team.• Version 2 (competitive game): In pairs, one student serves the ball over the net to apartner. The partner must racquet catch the ball <strong>and</strong> then serve it back. A successful serveover the net (in bounds) earns 2 points; a successful racquet catch earns 1 point. Eachstudent keeps track of her own points; students switch roles after each attempt.Question for Underst<strong>and</strong>ing• How can you serve the ball so it is more difficult for your partner to racquet catch it?(e.g., serve into empty space; serve it harder)VARIATIONSLess Challenging• Allow play to be conducted on one side ofthe net only (i.e., eliminate having to serveover the net).• Allow students to move closer to the netwhen serving.• Allow students to serve straight across thenet only (i.e., no diagonal serves).More Challenging• Encourage students to return the servewith a groundstroke.• Encourage students to serve from behindthe baseline.KEY CUES“Keep the face of the racquet movingtoward the target.”“Keep the ball in the middle of the strings.”

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