Year 11 - Physical education
Topspin attack
Net and wall games: teaching others tactics and strategies in table tennis
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Unit Summary
This unit will develop core skills required for table tennis and transfer ideas, tactics and strategies from other racket sports. Pupils will focus on fair play and learn about a variety of ways to organise tournaments to help balance competition.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to apply topspin to attack.
Key Notes
- Move: hitting up the back of the ball, from low to high, applies topspin.
- Think: hitting the ball with topspin to the back corner of the table makes it harder for your opponent to return it.
- Feel: practicing hitting topspin with accuracy builds confidence and resilience.
- Connect: showing kindness when feeding allows others to feel confident at trying new skills.
Vocabulary To Learn
- topspin: a spin where the ball rotates forward, causing it to dip and bounce higher
- forehand: a stroke where you hit the ball with the front side of your racket, using your dominant hand
- backhand: a stroke where you hit the ball with the back side of your racket, using your non-dominant hand
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils think they should hit the ball with a flat racket face to generate topspin.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: hitting up the back of the ball, from low to high, applies topspin. Think: hitting the ball with topspin to the back corner of the table makes it harder for your opponent to return it.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'topspin'
a spin where the ball rotates forward, causing it to dip and bounce higher.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils think they should hit the ball with a flat racket face to generate topspin. Correction: To create topspin, you need to angle the racket slightly downward and brush up the back of the ball.
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