Sample Tennis Lessons!
Sample Tennis Lessons!
One of the most common requests from tennis coaches is that they would like to have sample tennis lesson plans, drills and exercises to include into their own lesson plans. In this section you will find tennis lesson plans for private lessons, group lessons, squad training sessions, ladies drills, beginner lessons and college workouts.
The Federer File - The 5 Playing Scenario's
By Rufus Keown View in PDF
Roger Federer stands out from many of the top pro’s on tour in his mastery of all facets of the game. While most of his competitors are outstanding in some aspects of the game (Roddick on Serve; Nadal Baseline to Baseline; Hewitt Return of serve) – Federer can match most players at all the 5 playing scenario’s...read more on Federer's mastery of all 5 playing scenario's >>>
Tennis Lesson Plans - Week 7
Global Sports Coaching has hundreds of drills on its website and in its e-books to help with all aspects of tennis coaching and development. There are so many that we have decided to start producing weekly lesson plans to help coaches use the drills most effectively.
This weeks lessons focus on:-
- Beginner lesson - Fundamental Motor Skills and the Serve.
- Intermediate lesson - Net play - Serve and Return.
- Development / Squad lesson - Doubles drills and strategy.
These plans will be posted on the website each month...Click here for week 7 >>>
Tennis Lesson Plans - Week 6
Global Sports Coaching has hundreds of drills on its website and in its tennis e-books to help with all aspects of tennis coaching and development. There are so many that we have decided to start producing weekly lesson plans to help coaches use the drills most effectively. This weeks lessons focus on:-
- Beginner lesson - Fundamental Motor Skills and the Volley - revise the main elements of basic netplay; split step and body and racquet control.
- Intermediate lesson - Net play - using net play in a game situation, especially doubles..
- Development / Squad lesson - Footwork - on court footwork drills.
These plans will be posted on the website each month...Click here for week 6 >>>
Sample One-hour Cardio Workout - Group 4- 6 Players (tennis lesson 1)
By David Horne
Here is a great one-hour session that places the emphasis on hitting a lot of tennis balls as well as getting a great work-out. Many tennis players use their tennis drills as a substitute for a session in the gym so you will want to work them out hard and have them leaving with the feeling that they did a lot of running and fitness - based drills.....more>>
Group Tennis Lesson (4 players)
By David Horne
This is a tennis lesson plan for four intermediate to advanced players for a one and half hour drill. This is a good drill session for many ladies club teams that combines both feeding and live ball drills. It covers groundstrokes, the net, the serve and return as well as some point play......more>>
5 Great Cardio Drills That Will be Sure to Get your Player's Heart Pumping!
By David Horne
Many players come out to tennis drills so that they can get a great cardio work-out. For these players, the more they work the more they love it! So as a tennis coach we are responsible for finding fast paced tennis drills that combine learning tennis with a great work-out. Check out these 5.....
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Half - hour Serve Only Tennis Lesson Plan for an Intermediate Player
By David Horne
Tennis Coaches should encourage those players who struggle with their serve to take a half-hour private lesson to help straighten out those technical issues. Serving for more than half and hour can lead to the possibility os sustaining an overuse injury to the shoulder so keep it to half and hour......more>>
Working on that Big Forehand! Sample 1 Hour Tennis Lesson Plan
By David Horne
Here is a one hour tennis lesson plan for working on a player's big forehand. Many of these drills were used by Andre Agassi when he was building his forehand into a weapon......more>>
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