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Tennis: Tap up tennis

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In partners, have a racket each and a ball between two.

Tap the ball up to partner to catch on the racket.

COACHING POINTS

This is good for teaching the children how to hit the ball accurately and improve hand-eye coordination.

PROGRESSION

Higher Ability – hit the ball, make partner to move to receive it on racket, put a net in Lower Ability – throw the ball to the partner to catch on racket.

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Floor tennis:

In partners, give each child a racket.

Then, using the racket, the children push the ball to each other. They can stop the ball using the racket, then push it back to their partner when in position.

Put cones out as goals to try to hit the ball through.

Score points for stopping the ball going through.

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Racket Skills:

Each child has a racket and tennis ball and, dependent on ability, balances the ball around the edge of the racket, ups, downs, alternates (twist racket between hits).

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Rakattack (coordination):

In pairs with a racket in between players.

The children should throw the ball underarm trying to hit the racket.

Points scored for every hit.

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Mini-returning skills with the cone:

Player stands on the ad side with a cone in hand. Coach serves from the ad side. Player then catches the ball inside the cone and throws it over the net.

During the first few tennis lessons, it can be too hard for kids to return the ball with the racquet. So the coach has to adapt to this situation and still improve returning skills; using a cone is a great opportunity to imitate a returning environment and improve receiving abilities.

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