Today we start tennis training with Emmie! I love starting brand new players near the net for greater success, so today's primary stroke is the forehand volley. Let's go!
Topher’s Tennis Practice #1 with Emmie Benningfield for 05/27/2022
Primary Goals: Learn Proper Stretching, Warmup, Basic Grips, Court Location, & Forehand Volleys
· Stretching (5 mins)
o Static Stretching – Neck, Shoulders, Torso, Legs
o Dynamic Stretching – Carioca’s, Heal/Toes, Lunges, Shuffles
· Warm Up – (10 minutes)
o Ball Bounces – 20 down, 10 up
o Ball Passing
o This lesson can be found on www.tophertennis.net in the “News” section Ladder Basic Footwork
· Game – Mental Movement
o “Topher Says” with Line names & court names, & movement
· Water Break – 2 minutes
· Learn: Grips - Continental, Eastern, Semi-Western, Western
· New Stroke – The Volley Progression Forehand - (20 minutes)
o Grip to be used: Continental
o Feet Position
§ Ready Position
§ Open Stance, Neutral Stance, Closed Stance with cheater step
· Catches, Shadow Swings, Short Feed, Medium Feed
· Fun Team Game – Keep it up (with hands focusing on feet movement) – (10 mins)
· Stretching & Review (3 minutes)
Homework – 1) Learn the names of lines, court areas, & grips. – 2) There are 6 American women who have advanced to the third round of the French Open (Paris) tennis tournament. Pick one to follow for the next week through the rest of the tournament. Jessica Pegula (11), Madison Keys (22), Coco Gauff (23), Amanda Anisimova (28), Shelby Rogers (50), Sloane Stephens (64). https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/results/SD?round=3
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