Degree in Sport Science Course: Tennis Lesson-2:General considerations about tennis Professor: Ph.D. José Antonio Aparicio Asenjo Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación Física y del Deporte Departamento de Deportes

Lesson-2 General considerations about tennis INSIGHTS ABOUT THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS: (INITIAL DISCUSSION ABOUT TENNIS TEACHING) Recreational Tennis vs. Competition Tennis Mini-tennis Technique Teaching vs. Tactics Teaching Factors Influencing in Performance in Tennis: – Technique – Tactics – Physical qualities – Psychological qualities The Art of Teaching Tennis: What and How We Teach It? How Are Points Lost or Won in a Tennis Match?

RECREATIONAL TENNIS VS. COMPETITION TENNIS. Which are the student´s objectives in Tennis Schools? Development of coordination abilities. Didactic and educative aspects of teaching. Learning progression (levels). Recreational aspects of teaching. Sport Performance. To reconcile sport performance with education and players personal development. Suggestions. Lesson-2 General considerations about tennis

MINI-TENNIS Tennis played in smaller courts, with lower nets, smaller and lighter rackets, and softer balls: – Equipment adaptation (rackets, balls, court, net) Particularly suitable and exciting program for children between 4 and 10 years old, as they can learn while playing. Development of coordination abilities. Both tactics and techniques can be taught at the same time. Mini-tennis advantages: – Very simple rules – Basic and easy techniques – From the very beginning, there is a continuity of the game, making possible the development of tactics concepts – Better use of the space, any available flat surface or a regular tennis court can be used (one single tennis court can be rearranged into 4 or even 6 mini-tennis courts) – We can work with larger groups Lesson-2 General considerations about tennis

TECHNIQUE TEACHING VS. TACTICS TEACHING Definition of technique and tactics. The integration model for technique and tactics teaching in sports is as follows: 1.Mastery of basic skills and abilities. 2.Introducing sport tactics with few technical elements. 3.Introducing sport technique with few tactics elements. 4.Introducing in-game situations similar to the real game using the technique and tactics elements learned. Difficulties of teaching one element without the other. Shots variation depending on tactic objective. Open and close in-game situations. Decision-making. Lesson-2 General considerations about tennis

FACTORS INFLUENCING IN PERFORMANCE IN TENNIS: 1.Technique. 2.Tactics. 3.Physical qualities. 4.Psychological qualities. How do they become evident in Tennis? Tennis performance as a whole. Constraining factors for performance. Interrelation among these factors. Different player profiles. Lesson-2 General considerations about tennis

THE ART OF TEACHING TENNIS: WHAT AND HOW WE TEACH IT? What? Teaching tennis contents: – Tennis strokes. – Levels. – Factors increasing game difficulty. – Learning development. How? – Teaching Methods. Styles: Global Analytic Teaching through searching – Correction styles: Evaluating (differences with the model) Describing (what has been done wrongly?) Explaining (why it is wrong?) Prescribing (identifying the mistake and proposing a task) Inquiring (asking what have been felt, seeking propioceptive sensations) Sport teaching process Reference models Are there different models? Efficacy of the different models Mechanization of models Is there a universal shot? Game models (point continuation) Open and close teaching methods Practice quantity and number of repetitions Lesson-2 General considerations about tennis

HOW ARE POINTS LOST OR WON IN A TENNIS MATCH? Analysis of the notes (how to count and take notes of the points of a tennis match) Won Points: – Unforced errors of the opponent – Forced Errors of the opponent – Winner points of your own Lost Points: – Unforced errors of your own – Forced Errors of your own – Opponent winner points Are all points worth the same? Phase counting system If the ball is out, the opponent wins the point Psychological aspects of tennis driven by the counting system Strength vs. control Understanding the geometry of the court (areas, heights, angles, own and opponent position) Lesson-2 General considerations about tennis