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Unit Overview
The tennis unit will be completed over a two day period. The unit builds off of
students previous skills and aims to further strengthen their personal skills in the sport.
The unit will include rules and regulations of tennis, specific skills required in tennis, and
also court rotations and game play within tennis. The students will be tasked to push
themselves and develop their skills within the unit. The unit should be approached to
explain to the students that tennis is an exciting sport and that it is a sport which skills
can transfer over an assortment of racket sports which may be played throughout life.
This unit will provide students with the fundamental skills necessary to be competent in
the sport and provide the students with a foundation to continue playing the sport for
life. Throughout the unit, the guiding questions will help the students make the
connections between sport and healthy living. The connections will be discussed before
and after every lesson, also there will be quick briefing and questions during skill
development.
Unit Rationale
This unit plan has been designed to meet eight specific learning objectives from
the Alberta Physical Education 10 Program of Studies from the four general outcomes
of Activity, Benefits Health, Cooperation and Do it Daily through the sport of tennis.
These objectives will be met through a variety of teaching and assessment practices
including observations, participation rubrics, and self reflection.
Throughout the course of this unit students will take the lead in their own learning
by first identifying their own knowledge, skills, and attitudes as they relate to tennis. The
unit will also encourage students to be engaged thinkers, ethical citizens, and
entrepreneurial spirits. This will be done when students have to take on leadership roles
including evaluators, scorekeepers, referees, and game players throughout the unit.
The tennis unit also inspire students to participate and collaborate with their peers
consistently. Students will be held responsible for many task, such as tennis game rules
and regulations, and tennis game scoring. Students will also be required to
communicate with others in a way that is respectful and caring. The tennis unit will
encourage students to be self directed and ultimately lifelong learners.
tennis unit will be a safe space for students to come and learn, develop skills, and
participate in the fun sport of tennis.
Let the students know the focus and goal of the unit
Make the guidelines and expectations clear from day one
Always have the weight room ready and safe for the students to use
Have a meeting area in the weight room, such as the mats
The new environment should engage and excite students
Let students choose their partner so they are comfortable and enjoy working out
Focus on topics that the students are interested in spend more time on them
Bring in an outside expert to highlight fitness and nutritional information
Be a positive role model for the students always encouraging them and
listening to their concerns throughout the unit
Established Goals:
Students will use various locomotor and non-locomotor movements, combined with
manipulative skills, in order to perform sport specific techniques required for racket
sports in physical education. Students will appreciate how physical fitness is able to
aid ones abilities in physical activity.
Understandings:
Students will understand
Essential Questions:
Why are skills and game knowledge
important to participate in tennis?
How does your movement affect
performance?
What role does cooperation play in
physical activities/sport?
Benefits Health
B10-2 demonstrate, monitor, analyze and
reflect upon ways to achieve a personal
functional level of physical fitness
Basic Skills
A10-1 apply and refine locomotor skills
and conceptseffort, space and
relationshipsto perform and create a
variety of activities to improve personal
performance
A10-3 apply and refine nonlocomotor
skills and conceptseffort, space and
relationshipsto perform and create a
variety of activities to improve personal
performance
A10-5 apply and refine manipulative skills
and conceptseffort, space and
relationshipsto perform and create a
variety of activities to improve personal
performance
Cooperation
C10-1 communicate thoughts and
feelings in an appropriate respectful
manner as they relate to participation in
physical activity
.
Cooperation
C10-3 demonstrate etiquette and fair play
C10-5 develop and apply practices that
contribute to teamwork
Do it Daily for Life
D10-3 select and apply rules, routines
Materials:
Tennis Court
25 racquets
20 tennis balls
Brief Description
Observations/Anecdotal
notes
Participation
Rubric
FOR
AS
OF
Observations/ Anecdotal
Notes
Participation
Rubric
Type
Formative
Summative
(Formative/Summ
ative)
Weighting
100%
B10-2 demonstrate,
monitor, analyze and reflect
upon ways to achieve a
personal functional level of
physical fitness
C10-1 communicate
thoughts and feelings in an
appropriate respectful
manner as they relate to
participation in physical
activity
C10-3 demonstrate
etiquette and fair play
Calendar Overview
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Discussion on scoring within tennis (15, 30, 40, Love, Fault, Duece, Advantage)
Brief reminder on safety and proper etiquette.
Partner tennis game play. 1 set games for all students to have access to tennis court
(quick rotations)
Ladder Tournament
Instructional Strategies: Direct instruction, Demonstration, Discussion, Cooperative
Learning
Assessments:
Give students a hand out with notes pertaining to the quiz that will take place on the
last lesson
Take note on the scores attained by each student while they participated in the serving
activity. Use this as formative assessment towards future coaching/tips
Consider students' sportsmanship during the lesson
Consider students' contribution to the topic about safety
Safety:
On-site supervision
Positioning & court etiquette discussed
Court surface free of obstructions
Racquets in safe playing condition
Court boundaries clearly defined
Safety procedure for side-by-side courts
Equipment: Tennis court, 25 racquets, 20 tennis balls
Motivation: Allow students to choose own partner to work with, Positvie Reinforcement
Ladder Tournament:
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