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This document provides an overview of tennis including: 1) It defines tennis as a game played with rackets and a ball over a net between two or four players. 2) It outlines the basic equipment needed including tennis shoes, rackets, and balls. 3) It describes how to properly execute the forehand stroke in tennis through positioning and swing technique.

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Unit 4

This document provides an overview of tennis including: 1) It defines tennis as a game played with rackets and a ball over a net between two or four players. 2) It outlines the basic equipment needed including tennis shoes, rackets, and balls. 3) It describes how to properly execute the forehand stroke in tennis through positioning and swing technique.

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The World of Tennis

De’Asia Spann
High School Tennis
Standard and Objectives
E.I.1.13.A.SL1: Strike a ball with an implement using a strike-bounce-strike pattern
continuously against the wall or to a partner with prompting (physical, visual, or
verbal).

TSWBAT: Demonstrate a forehand hit to a partner.

TSWBAT: Demonstrate a strike at the tennis ball in a stationary position.

TSWBAT: Practice striking a tennis ball back and forth to a partner and over a net.
What is Tennis?
Tennis is a game played with two opposing players
(singles) or pairs of players (doubles) using tautly
strung rackets to hit a ball of specified size, weight, and
bounce over a net on a rectangular court.
Equipment!
Before we can start hitting the balls to eachother we will need
some equipment:
Tennis sneakers
Tennis racket
Tennis Balls
Striking a Ball in Tennis
Striking a ball in tennis is when you use your tennis racket to hit the
ball over the net in a game or just getting the ball to move.
The more force that is put in the hit the further it goes, and the less
force the shorter it will go.
How to Strike The Ball Using The
Forehand Stroke
1. Get in proper body position. In order to hit a
forehand, you first need to get into the proper
positioning.
2. Prepare to swing your racket. Keep your head
straight and your shoulders parallel to the net.
3. As the ball approaches, reposition your
shoulders into a 90-degree angle to the net and
extending your opposite arm across your body.
4. Extend your racket arm backward as the ball
comes toward you.
5. Shift your weight to your back leg, and point that
foot toward the sideline.
Different Ways to Hit a Ball in
Tennis
Forehand: The tennis forehand is a stroke in which the inner side of the
palm of the dominant hand that is holding the racket faces forward

Backhand: The backhand is a tennis shot in which one swings the racket
around one's body with the back of the hand preceding the palm.
Tennis “Cues”
Cues for striking a ball with the forehand Cues for striking a ball with the
method: backhand method:

● ● Knees bent - ready to move to ball


Knees bent - ready to move to ball
● Racket pulled way back - reach to the
● Side to target
wall
● Racket pulled way back - reach to the wall
● Step with same foot towards target
● Step with opposite foot when contacting the ball
● Level swing with racket face pointed at
● Follow through - reach to the sky on other side of
target
body
● Follow through - reach to the sky on
other side of body
Let’s Learn How to Strike The
Ball
When the tennis ball is approaching you:
1. Get your hands set for however you will hit the ball (forehand or backhand)
2. Quickly have a target of where you want to hit the ball
3. Apply force to your swing (enough so it reaches your target)
4. Get set to play the next shot
Let’s Review What We’ve
Learned!
A tennis racket is required to
play the game of tennis.
A. TRUE

B. FALSE
If you would like to strike the
tennis ball further you should
hit it softly.
A. FALSE

B. TRUE
You should always follow
through with all your strokes
A. TRUE

B.
FALSE
Why is it important to use our
cues during tennis?
A. It is not important to use our tennis cues.

B. It helps us improve our skills in tennis.

C. So that we can be able to compete


against professionals.
Striking a tennis ball with a
backhand stroke is illegal.
A. TRUE

B. FALSE
It is important to have our
knees bent in tennis.
A. TRUE

B. FALSE

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