Tennis
Recommended Prerequisite: None
Grades Offered: 9-12
Credit: ½
SDE Course Code: 3399
MNPS Course Code: PER3641
Course Description
This course is designed to teach all aspects of the game of tennis. It also allows for each student the opportunity to develop appreciation, enjoyment, and success of physical fitness and its relation to lifetime activity.
Course of Study
This proposed sequential order for teaching this unit is terminology, rules, scoring, skill development, and practice involved in court and lawn tennis. Singles, doubles, and tournament play will also be taught.
· Tennis
o History
o Rules
o Equipment
§ Balls
§ Racquets
§ Net
§ Standards
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 Drills
o Lead up games
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)
. Brown. J. (2004). Tennis: Steps to Success. (3rd ed.). 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)
. Tennessee Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (www.tahperd.us)
. U.S. Tennis Association (www.usta.com)