Middle School Practice 3/2 - Serve & Scoring

Tennis Practice with MIDDLE School for 3/2

Primary Goals: 1) Review Forehand, Serve, and Volley 2) Learn Tiebreak

Stretching (5 minutes before practice) (Top Down) o Dynamic –Dancing Bears, Heal/Toe Walks, Shuffle Steps, Carioca Steps, Lunges

Warm Up o Ball Bounces – 20 down, 15 up, 10 frame down, 5 frame up,

o Racket Catches - Alternate

o Long Throw Progressions with Partners -

Water Break – 2 minutes

The Tie Break - New Concept

Red Ball Scoring - Throwing

Green Ball Scoring - Play it

Homework: Study the 7 Point Tie Break https://www.lewispalmer.org/cms/lib/CO01900635/Centricity/Domain/652/How%20to%20Play%20a%20Tennis%20Tiebreaker.pdf

Watch Video - the Longest Tiebreak in History - Reilly Opelka vs John Isner 2022

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