3 methods of learning

1-touch) kinesthesia

2-visual receptors

3-Auditory receptors

The sequence of strokes

Lesson 1; forehand, valley

Lesson 2: review forehand, volley

                        Introduce: backhand (maybe)

Lesson 3: Review forehand, volley, backhand

                        Introduce: backhand (maybea0
                        (start swing earlier) forehand and volley drills

Lesson 4: Review: forehand, volley, backhand
                        introduce serve

Lesson 5: volleying drills

Lesson 6: Lob, Overhead smash, Approach shot

Rules for behavior

Listen very carefully

I am here to teach, and you are here to learn, so there are certain things that I don’t want to see happening.

I f you do these things you’ll have to leave the lesson until I decide you can come back if you want to come back.

1. No racquet throwing, and no slamming the racquet against the fence on the court
2. No swearing
3. No hitting balls over the fence intentionally
4. Don’t throw balls at each other
5. Everybody must share in picking up the balls

Evaluating the strokes opportunities
(forehand)

1. Misses the ball
   focus on the ball, steady the head, shorten the swing
2. Ball keeps going to the (right-hander) left horizontal swing, uncontrolled wrist play, go forward to meet the ball, weight forward no sudden head movement.
3. Ball keeps going to the (right-hander) right get into the hitting position early, and initiate loop back swing well before the ball bounces… contact the ball off front foot
4. Ball keeps going too long
   lack of vertical racquet face at impact
   insufficient topspin( increase the upward angle of low to high forward swing
5. Ball keeps landing too short
   failure to get power from body trunk rotation (work on stepping out toward the ball and turning into the shot with hip rotation and a lifting action by thighs. Going out to meet the ball and take it on the rise horizontal swing ( low to-high top spin)
6. Ball keeps going into the net
   insufficient knee bend
   racquet lower than the intended point of contact so one lift the ball up over the net
7. Ball keeps going all over the place,too much wrist play ( racquet too heavy)
   
   

Drills

1. Dink Em ( touch shots)  group6
   Play regular tennis game using only the service court area as boundaries.
   Fun tiring require excellent concentration.
2. Baseball tennis
   two people play for points w/o using racquets by throwing the ball to one another over the net after either cathing it in the air, or fielding it before it bounces twice.
   forces greater foot work and anticipation rushing the net, volley, serving motion opponent’s vulnerability
3. Ping-Pong tennis
   students form lines at the center of the baselines
   the first person in one line bounces the ball, hits a playable shot to the person across the net, and then immediately runs to the end of the waiting line. The hitter alternating as the rally continues-until an error has been committed by a player of either team, then the winning team puts the ball in play to start a new point running score can be kept.
4. Around the world
   students form lines at the center of the baselines, the first person in one lines bounces the ball hits a playable shot to the person across the net, and then immediately runs to the end of the waiting line on the opposite side of the court. Rally continues until a player misses a shot drops out. * very exciting

King or the Queen of the hill
Students form in two waiting lines. One at each baseline. And two players take the court, the first starts the point by bouncing the  ball and stroking it over the net down the middle to the waiting player. The first two players rally and the winner of the point remain on the court as the loser returns to her waiting line and a new challenger from that line replaces her. The player winning the most points is the proclaimed king or Queen of the hill.