BAKER UNIVERSITY HSHP DEPARTMENT LESSON PLAN

Date:April 21,2014

Todays Topic(s):

Unit:Tennis

Assignment Due Today:

Notes and Reminders:
Lesson Objectives: For students to gain a better understanding of how to play the game. They will get a look at simple strokes that can make the game easier for
them.
Standard(s) Being Addressed:
Safety: Have a first aid kit on stand by. Make sure that all rackets stay in hands and do not leave the hand. Clear all tennis balls off the court that you are
playing on to prevent injury in that manner. If we are in a line, do not swing your racket wildly as this could leave someone injured.

Lesson Sequence
(Time)

Activity/Activities to be Conducted
(including Guided Practice)

Warm up (5min)

two laps, dynamic and static stretching.

Ball drills (5min)

Dribble, bounce on strings, pancake, roll

it over your strings.

Mini tennis Will

go over how to hit
forehand and
backhand (7min)

Volley across net

(5min)

Doubles play

Mini tennis consists of each partner

standing one different sides of the net at
the service line. They will hit the ball
back and forth to each other letting the
ball bounce once in between each hit. I
will show the class what a simple
forehand and back hand looks like.
Racket below the ball and finish over
your shoulder.
Everyone will stay with the same partner
they had and this time they come in a
few steps from the service line and will
volley in the air to their partner.
Each person will be with their partner to
form a team, they will play another team

Assessment(s)
(including Checks for
Understanding)
Doing the two laps and seeing
that they are doing the
stretching.
Is each student controlling the
ball on their strings, and are
they performing a reasonable
attempt at completing each
ball drill.

Equipment Needed
(materials, copies,
setc.)
No materials needed

Is each student demonstrating

an effort to get the racket
below the ball and finish over
their shoulder. Are they
bending their knees?

Tennis rackets and

tennis balls

Are they keeping the ball in

the air and are they
controlling the ball.

Tennis rackets and

tennis balls

You want to keep your racket

head up high on the volley, step
across your body.

Are they starting to get the

concept of doubles, can they

Tennis rackets and

tennis balls

Doubles team on each side of the

four courts. Play to four games,

Tennis rackets and

tennis balls

Teaching Points/Modeling
Cues/Input & Organization
They will all perform the warm up
together and I will lead the
stretches.
Each student will get one ball and
one racket and will attempt the
four balls drills that I will have
them do. The purpose of the ball
drills are to help develop racket
control.
I will show the class what simple
strokes look like so that they can
have a better chance of keeping a
rally going. Racket below the ball
and finish the stroke over your
shoulder. Knee bend is very
important.

(10min)

in a doubles set to four.

Beat the pro

(10min)

There is a pro on one side of the net and

the challengers are on the other side. A
person must win the point on the deuce
side and the ad side to take over the pro.

keep the ball going over the

net?
Are the students playing the
correct way? If they win on
the deuce side, are they
moving over to the ad side
and if they win two points are
they going to the other side?

each person serves.

Tennis rackets and
tennis balls

This is a basic yet fun game that

will engage the students and get
them thinking positively. We will
have a pro on one side of each of
the four courts and the challengers
will try to

Modifications or Accommodations for less-skilled and/or adapted learners OR Extension Activities for highly-skilled students: We can easily separate and pair
players of equal skill level. We can also set up different drill to accommodate each persons needs when it comes to their tennis game.
Reflections on successes of the lesson:
Reflections on revisions/notes regarding the lesson:
Note: In the lesson sequence, be sure to list how the lesson will begin (set induction, instant activity, etc.) and how it will end (closure? Any
homework/independent practice assigned and date due?).