Year 9 - Physical education
Game play and match practice
Net and wall games: overcome opponents in tennis challenges
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Unit Summary
This unit will provide pupils with the opportunity to transfer their hand-eye coordination and racket skills to tennis through a range of court games that develop skills further and introduce tennis specific rules, scoring and tactics. Pupils will be challenged to play by the rules.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to play recognisable points, adjust tactics as a doubles pairing and umpire a game.
Key Notes
- Move: reducing the speed on second serves, increases the probability of getting it in.
- Think: understanding that if the score has been tied at 30-all, you need to win 2 consecutive points to win the game.
- Think: knowing how to take control of the game when you are serving, increases the chances you will win the point.
- Feel: controlling your emotions and managing risk in shot selection is required to maintain effective performance.
- Connect: working together in pairs, over time, builds strong bonds through respect and empathy.
Vocabulary To Learn
- set: a player needs to win 6 games with a 2 game lead to win a set
- break point: when the player receiving serve is 1 point away from winning the current game (i.e. breaking the serve)
- tie-break: a special game played to determine the winner of a set if the score reaches 6-6
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Every point is equally important in tennis.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: reducing the speed on second serves, increases the probability of getting it in. Think: understanding that if the score has been tied at 30-all, you need to win 2 consecutive points to win the game.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'set'
a player needs to win 6 games with a 2 game lead to win a set.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Every point is equally important in tennis. Correction: Break point and other points to the advantage side are far more important to avoid losing a game on your own serve or winning/losing a game respectively. In the 2019 Wimbledon final, Federer won 14 more points than Djokovic, but lost the match.
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