Tennis Academy B
Length of Course
Level
Learning Area
Core or Specialist
Pre-requisites
Nil
Subject Description
The Year 7 Tennis Academy is designed for students who are beginning their journey in tennis. The focus is on developing foundational skills in a supportive and engaging environment. Students will learn the basics of tennis techniques, including grips, strokes, and footwork.
This provides opportunities for students to develop and apply positive personal and social skills to establish and maintain respectful relationships while promoting fair play, resilience and inclusivity.
Sports Academy participants are expected to be committed to a high standard of performance and dedicated to developing their skills and knowledge within their chosen sport.
The course emphasises fitness, foot and hand-eye coordination, and gameplay to reinforce skill acquisition in a fun and supportive environment.
Students will develop specialised movement skills and concepts such as:
- Introduction to basic strokes (forehand, backhand, serve, volley, smash)
- Basic grip and stance on shots
- High low high swing on groundstrokes
- Basic footwork for stroke setup
- Understanding racquet head control
- Introduction to timing and rhythm
- Continental grip on serve and volley
- Developing topspin
The following focus areas will be addressed in Year 7:
- Food and nutrition
- Health benefits of physical activity
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Relationships and online safety
- Alcohol and drugs
- Fundamental movement skills
- Games and sports
- Lifelong physical activities
Practical and theoretical assessments are based on Australian Curriculum Achievement Standards.
Year 8 Health and Physical Education
Year 8 Tennis Academy
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