Seth's First Practice

Topher’s Tennis Practice #1 with Seth Smith for 06/01/2022

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 Cone Knockover Game

o Ball Bounces – 20 down, 10 up

o Ball Passing

· Game – Mental Movement

o “Topher Says” with Line names & court names, & movement

§ “Seth Says”

· Water Break – 2 minutes

· Learn: Grips – Continental – Bevel #2

o Ball Catches

· 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 Game – Ball Cart Basketball with Racquet – (10 mins)

· Stretching & Review (3 minutes)

Homework – 1) Learn the names of lines, court areas, & grips. – 2) There are no American men and 1 American woman left in the French Open.Which foreign man do you think will win the big Red Clay tournament? Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, Casper Ruud, or Marin Cilic? https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/results/SM?round=5