Time

Activity

MEET &
GREET

2 mins

- Introductions (coaches and players) - Volley: An

- Explain what volley and impact
attacking strike
point are
where the ball
- Explain listening position: racquet
makes contact with
and balls are still.
the racquet before
the ball hits the
ground.
- Impact Point:
Hitting the ball
chest height at a
comfortable
position from the
body.

WARM UP

5 mins

- In partners, shuffling from base line

to the net, tossing a ball back and
forth overhand, aiming to catch the
ball at the correct impact point

PLAY

5 mins

- Up&Down: Students rally with a

partner. Play to 5 points, yell
BOOYAH and rotate. Winner
moves up a court (With 6 students,
one side on each court play tag team
tennis (switching every point), while
the opponent is a single player. With
5 students, two students partner up
while others play singles.
(Refer to diagram 1)

Focus

- Impact Point
- Get the body
moving and warm

PRACTICE

Time

Activity

Focus

13 mins

- (2 mins demonstrate activity)

- In partners, throw the ball over the

- Impact Point.

net to your partner who catches it.

Player catches the ball and if it is at a
good impact point, they say yes
and throw it back. Once a team gets
8 good impact points (4 forehand and
4 backhand), counted out loud.
Rotate clockwise.
( Refer to Diagram 2)

13 mins

- (2 mins to demonstrate activity)

- Court is divided in half, two

players stand on either side of the

net. One person, without a racquet,
throws the ball to their partner on
the other side of the net who
volleys it back with a racquet,
saying yes if they hit it in a good
impact point. Player without a
racquet catches the ball at a good
impact point. For every good
impact point, one point is earned,
counted out loud. Group gets to 8
(4 forehand and 4 backhand), then
everyone rotates. Third person on
each side of the court stands
behind each baseline self-rallying
while flipping the racquet over and
back.Player tries to crouch, sit then
stand back up while self-rallying.
(If too easy, get them to lie down
after sitting) Rotation is a half
court, clockwise rotation. Rotate 3
times so that every player has a
chance to do each role. (Refer to
Diagram 3)

Saying yes,
reinforces the
point of where to
hit the ball on the
racquet.

- Volleying the ball,

working on PAS
Principles: angle
and speed.

Time

Activity

Focus

PRACTICE

13 mins

- (2 mins to demonstrate the activity) - Comfortable

- Court is divided in half, two
position from
body, slightly out
players stand on either side of
in front, chest
the net. Both players get racquets.
height, hit the ball
Players volley back in forth,
before it bounces
focusing on the impact point.
on your side of the
Players say yes for good impact
net.
points. Kids yell BOOOYAH when
they reach 10 good impact points
in a row. (May adjust goal number - Volley, Impact
if too easy or too hard) Players
Point
rotate in the same way as in
Progression 2. (Refer to Diagram
3)

PLAY

7 mins

- Encourage students
- Up & Down: Students rally with a
partner. Play to 7 points, yell
to use the volley in
BOOOYAH and rotate. Players get 2
a game situation
points for winning volley shots. A
- Positive
winning rally shot is a volley shot
Reinforcement
that was unreturned by the
opponent. Winner moves up a court
and the loser moves down a court.
(Refer to Diagram 1 to see court set
up)

WRAP UP

2 mins

Summarize the importance of impact

point when conducting a volley:
impact point on a volley determines
the direction and speed of the strike
Take Home Message: Practice
throwing or hitting the ball off the
wall and catching / returning it in an
appropriate impact point.