Lesson Plan

Kids (group) - beginning/intermediate level

Theme: ground-strokes practice and match play

Warm-up (5 minutes)
- Jog around the court, shuffle sideways, butt kicks, high knees etc.
- Hope over the line
- Bounce the ball up on the strings; bounce the ball down;

Shadow Strokes (3 minutes)
- Players line up at the baseline facing the net; coach in front of them half way between service line and baseline.
The coach executes the proper technique for forehand and backhand, players shadow the motion following the coach; all this with no balls being hit.

Tennis Drill
- 3 Along the Line (forehands and backhands); emphasiss is on good technique. (10 minutes)

Quick Water Break (1 minute)

Games (15 minutes)
- Jail Breaker
- Team Champion

Quick Water Break (1 minute)

Games (15 minutes)
- Kings and Challengers (with the coach starting the point with a gentle feed to the Challengers side);
- Bounce it!

Race (2 minutes)
- Potato Race

Wrap-up
- Pick up balls and suggestions for practice until the next class.