Racquet Sports
Recommended Prerequisite: None
Grades Offered: 9-12
Credit: ½
SDE Code: 3399
MNPS Course Code: PER3622
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the basic fundamentals, rules, regulations, strategies, and etiquette of both individual and dual racquet sports.
Course of Study
The proposed sequential order for teaching each of these units is the introduction of history, terminology, rules and game strategy. The development of skill acquisition will be accomplished through drills and lead-up games. Following the successful demonstration of skills, the students will play the game. Activities could include but are not limited to the following:
· Badminton
o History
o Rules
o Equipment
§ Badminton racquet
§ Shuttlecock
§ Badminton nets
§ Standards
§ Badminton court
o Parts of Racquet
§ Head
§ Neck
§ Handle
o Terminology
§ Ace
§ Clear
§ Drive
§ Drop Shot
§ Fault
§ Let
§ Match
§ Serve
§ Shuttlecock (Birdie)
§ Smash
o Scoring
o Types of Play
§ Singles
§ Doubles
o Skills
§ Grip
· Forehand
· Backhand
§ Ready Position
§ Serving
· Underhand
· Backhand
§ Strokes
· Clear
· Drives
· Drop shot
· Smash
o Game strategy
o Game play
o Tournament play
· Pickleball
o History
o Rules
o Equipment
§ Pickleballs
§ Paddles
§ Nets
§ Standards
§ Pickleball court
o Terminology
§ Double Bounce Rule
§ Fault
§ Lobbing
§ Serve
§ Volley
o Scoring
o Types of play
§ Singles
§ Doubles
o Skills
§ Grips
· Forehand
· Backhand
§ Serving
§ Lobbing
§ Volleying
o Game strategy
o Drills
o Game play
o Tournament play
· Racquet Ball
o History
o Rules
o Equipment
§ Racquetball racquet
§ Racquetball balls
§ Racquetball court
§ Eye goggles
o Terminology
§ Ace
§ Fault
§ First service
§ Kill
§ Match Point
§ Receiver
§ Receiving side
§ Server
§ Service line
o Scoring
o Skills
§ Stance
· Ready position and footwork
§ Grip
· Forehand
· Backhand
§ Serve
§ Offensive shots (passing and kill)
§ Defensive shots (ceiling, lob, “Z” shot and back
§ Rules
§ Safety
o Game strategy
o Drills
o Game play
o Tournament play
· Tennis
o History
o Rules
o Equipment
§ Tennis balls
§ Tennis racquets
§ Net
§ Standards
§ Tennis court
o Terminology
§ Ace
§ Advantage
§ Deuce
§ Fault
§ Game
§ Let
§ Love
§ Match
§ Match Point
§ Rally
§ Service
§ Set
§ Volley
o Scoring
o Types of play
§ Singles
§ Doubles
o Skills
§ Grip
· Forehand
· Backhand
§ Ready Position
§ Forehand Stroke
§ Serve
§ Lob
§ Backhand Stroke (optional)
§ Volley
o Game strategy
o Drills
o Game play
o Tournament play
Standards
Tennessee State Department of Education Standards
http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/cipewellhiv/cipe9-12.html
Tennessee Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
www.tahperd.us
American Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
www.aahperd.org
Recommended and/or required sources:
. American Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (www.aahperd.org)
. Education Index (http://www.educationindex.com/physed/)
. Grice, T. A. (1996). Badminton: Steps to success. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics.
. Fronske, H. (2005). Teaching cues for sport skills. (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Pearson Benjamin Cummings.
. Mood. D., Musker, F.F. & Rink, J.E. (1999). Sports and recreational
activities. (12th ed.) Boston: WCB McGraw Hill.
. PE Central (www.pecentral.com)
. PE Links 4 U (http://www.pelinks4u.org/links/unitplans.htm)
. Pickleball (www.pickleball.com)
. Tennessee Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (www.tahperd.us)
. U.S. Tennis Association (www.usta.com)