Beginners
WEEK 1
- Tennis Introduction – parts of the court, tennis racquet, basic strokes
- Movement – ready position, the first step to the ball, recovery steps, shuffle steps, the split step, speed, balance and power
- Eye-hand coordination development
WEEK 2
- Groundstrokes fundamentals – Forehand groundstroke (grip, stance, footwork, biomechanics)
WEEK 3
- Groundstroke fundamentals – Backhand groundstroke (grip, stance, footwork, biomechanics)
WEEK 4
- System 5 introduction (height, depth, power, spin and placement)
- Groundstrokes rally, rally speed
WEEK 5
- Volleys and overheads introduction
WEEK 6
- Serve and return introduction
WEEK 7
- Front foot pivot on forehand and backhand groundstroke
- Ball placement
WEEK 8
- Trouble shots – high, wide and short balls
WEEK 9
- Basic court positioning in singles and doubles
WEEK 10
- Match play introduction – before, during and after the match
- Basic rules of tennis and scoring system
WEEK 11
- Basic singles match play patterns
WEEK 12
Advanced Beginners - Intermediate
WEEK 1
- Movement review – ready position, the first step to the ball, recovery steps, shuffle steps, the split step, speed, balance and power
- Modern forehand introduction (grip, stance, footwork, biomechanics)
WEEK 2
- Modern backhand introduction (grip, stance, footwork, biomechanics)
- Trouble shots review and hitting on the run
WEEK 3
- Shot selection and shot execution (5 ways to challenge an opponent)
WEEK 4
- Volley and overhead technique
- Net positioning and net coverage
WEEK 5
- Serve and return
- Court positioning, ball placement and strategy on first and second serve
WEEK 6
- Transition game in singles and doubles
- Mental toughness introduction
WEEK 7
- Doubles strategy I – moving as a team, following the ball
WEEK 8
- Doubles strategy II – poaching and switching tactics
WEEK 9
- Singles strategy I– baseline patterns
WEEK 10
- Singles strategy II – transition and net patterns
WEEK 11
- Supervised match play – round robin tournament
WEEK 12
Advanced
WEEK 1
- Groundstrokes – footwork review (neutral stance, closed stance, semi-open and opens stance)
- Mental toughness
WEEK 2
- Advanced volley techniques – low volley, half volley
- Advanced overhead technique – scissors kick
WEEK 3
- Advanced serve and return techniques
- Serve and volley tactic
WEEK 4
- Specialty shots I – high looper and lobs, groundstroke and volley angle
WEEK 5
- Specialty shots II – slice, drop shot, groundstroke and volley short angle
WEEK 6
- Transition game I - singles
WEEK 7
- Transition game II - doubles
WEEK 8
- Passing shots in singles and doubles
WEEK 9
- Styles of play I – singles and advanced single patterns
WEEK 10
- Styles of play II – doubles and advanced doubles pattern
WEEK 11
- Supervise match play – round robin tournament
WEEK 12
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