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
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