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Tennis: Dungeons

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Intention: Explore tactical development- "Over and In" and "Hitting into space"

Each player starts the game with 3 lives (can be amended depending on time).
Players at the front of the line take it in turns to hit a ball fed to them by the coach.
The players keep their lives if they successfully execute the shot by hitting the ball over and in.
The player loses a life in one of the following ways:

Once the player has lost all 3 lives they are in the dungeon (coaches side of the net).
If the coach or another player in the dungeon catches the ball without a bounce, the player loses a life.
The only way out of the dungeon is to catch a shot from another player before it bounces, thus gaining one life.
The player with the most lives remaining at the end of the game is the winner.

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Intention: Develop basic backhand technique.

Players line up on one side of the net with the coach on the other side of the net.
Coach feeds the ball to the first player in the line.
Each player hits the ball 3 times.
Shot is a backhand played with a neutral hitting stance and the player is to finish balanced on one foot.
Those in the line mimic the shoe of the player playing the ball.
Once the player has had their 3 shots, they then collect 3 balls to return to the hopper before joining the back of the line.

Junior Tennis

Intention: Develop basic forehand technique.

Players line up on one side of the net set up on a short court. Coach on the other side of the net.
Coach feeds the ball to the first player in the line.
Each player hits the ball 3 times.
Shot is a forehand played with a neutral hitting stance and the player is to finish balanced on one foot.
Those in the line mimic the shot of the player playing the ball.
Once the player has had their three shots, they collect three balls to return to the hopper before joining the back of the line.Â

Junior Tennis

Intention:Â Develop sending and receiving skill through the use of progressive coordination exercises.

Players stand facing each other on the inside and outside tramlines respectively (in a ready, athletic, "gorilla position")
Players start with one ball and throw the ball underarm between each other.
The ball must bounce once before the partner catches the ball.
Each player must throw the ball with their right hand and catch the ball with their left.
Once the ball has been caught it must be passed between the hands in preparation for the throw.
As players master a rhythm, they attempt to increase the tempo.

Junior Tennis

Intention: Develop sending and receiving skills through the use of progressive coordination exercises.

Following progression 3 Players stand facing each other on the inside and outside tramlines respectively (in a ready, athletic, gorilla position)
Players have four balls, each player starts with two balls, and throw the balls underarm between each other.
The balls must bounce once before the partner catches the ball.
Each player must throw one ball with their right hand and transfer the other ball from their left hand to right hand to then receive the other ball from their partner with their left.
As players master a rhythm, they attempt to increase the tempo.

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