Tennis Lesson Plan

The first few tennis lessons with me

will involve groundstrokes as well as

other shots like the serve, volley and much more.

Once players have taken a few tennis lessons;

I will introduce matchplay rules

and matchplay tactics

by working on direction work,

shot placement and consistency.

Tennis Grips

The first few lessons will introduce players to

different types of tennis grips.

These grips include the standard forehand grip

known as an eastern forehand grip.

As for the backhand grip, it depends on whether

you hold a two-handed or one-handed backhand.

When starting out, I encourage players to start

with a two-handed backhand to learn an optimal swing path

for more consistency and control over the ball.

Using the correct tennis grips allow for more comfort

with time and additionally will make power and

control more achievable and natural.

This is especially important for the serve grip

also known as the continental grip or other names

like chopper grip, hammer grip or volley/serve grip.

After the first few lessons, I will introduce the rules of

how to play a tennis match so that players

better understand the game so that decision-making

during a point becomes easier and improves.

Once players have learnt the rules of the game,

I will create tennis drills that introduce

direction work and shot placement to build a point up

without making mistakes right away.

My tennis drills will have a singles

and doubles match in mind.