Lesson #1
Tennis; your sport of a lifetime... Health and exercise considerations... Clothes, shoes,
rackets, and balls... The tennis court... The rules of tennis... The grip... Basic body
movements... Warming up... The rally...
Lesson #2
The ready position... The three parts of a stroke... Timing, footwork, and the ideal
stroke... Groundstroke fundamentals...
Lesson #3
Forehand groundstrokes; theory, technique, demonstrations, and student participation
exercises... Common forehand grips...
Lesson #4
Backhand groundstrokes; theory, technique, demonstrations, and student participation
exercises... Common backhand grips... Choosing between a one-handed and a two-handed
backhand...
Lesson #5
How to watch the ball; a general discussion... What you should observe when watching the
ball coming toward you... Techniques for successfully watching the ball...
Lesson #6
The serve and service return; theory, technique, demonstrations, and student participation
exercises... The first serve... The second serve... Service strategy...
Lesson #7
Your first set... Keeping score... The tiebreaker... Tennis etiquette... Competitive
basics... Tennis strategy...
Lesson #8
Introduction to intermediate tennis; the advanced tennis strokes... The approach shot,
volley, half-volley, lob, overhead, and drop shot; theory and demonstrations... Words of
good advice...
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