Sports Around the World

Practical activity focus- Table Tennis

Laura Giles

Health and Physical Education Domain:
Students explore views about fitness and suggest what fitness might mean to various groups in society
Students engage in activities, which develop strategic thinking and tactical knowledge to improve individual and team performance in
competitive sports or games.
Participate in activities, which enable students to identify the differing values and beliefs held by individuals in local, national and global
contexts, and reflect on the impact these may have on relationships.

The following lesson plan incorporates our cross curriculum priority level, focusing on Interpersonal Development of students.

Interpersonal Development:
Building social relationships
Working in teams

In learning building social relationships students initiate, maintain and manage positive relationships with a range of people in a range of
contexts.
In working in teams students will develop the knowledge, skills and Behaviours to cooperate with others to contribute to the achievement of
group goals, in this instance to learn the skills of playing table tennis (in teams) The focus is not only the task achievement (to successfully
execute the fundamental table tennis skills), but also on contributing to and reflecting on, the learning which occurs through being part of a
team.

This lesson is presented in an alternative setting, outside of the classroom on tennis courts, near the gym.







Sports Around the World
Practical activity focus- Table Tennis
Laura Giles
Learning
Intention
& Success
Criteria
Vocabulary Learning Activities - Practical- Year 7 Assessment
Task
Resources
Lesson
& Stage of
Inquiry
CONTENT
BASED
Warm Up Whole Class Independent/
Workshop
Reflection
Homework
Readings


1&2 (practical
session and
follow up
activity)





LI To be able
to participate in
an Olympic
sport and
understand the
basic skills
required to play
table tennis.

SC Can I
successfully
perform the
basic
fundamental
skills required
for table tennis?


Forehand

Backhand

Serve

Bat

Net



Students
complete warm
up, including
dynamic
stretching

Warm Up hand
eye co-ordination
Each student is to
have a tennis ball.
Run around in
designated area
throwing the ball
with preferred
hand and catching
with preferred
hand. Change it
around so students
are throwing with
preferred hand
and catching non-
preferred, than
non-preferred
throwing and
catching non-
preferred etc. Have
students throw the
ball higher.
Students go over
table tennis rules
and explain
forehand/backhand
techniques.

Forehand:
Students are to find
an area on a wall
where they can hit
the ball, standing
5m away from the
wall. Students are to
hit the ball in the
forehand motion on
the wall. The ball
will hit the wall and
come back for a
bounce on the
ground. Students
will again hit the
ball after the ball
has bounced.

-Game: see how
many times you can
keep the ball going
in 30sec. Students

Relays: Depending
on student numbers,
separate the class so
they are in groups of
4 or 5. Mark out a
distance of where
students are to start
from and run to (can
use lines on the
ground as markers).
Each student is to
have a bat and 1
table tennis ball for
each group (1 bat per
team is also ok).
1
st
relay: students to
place the ball on bat
keeping ball on bat at
all times without
holding onto the ball
with the other hand
(similar to egg and
spoon relay).
2
nd
relay: students to
bounce the ball on
the bat, palm facing
up.

Students to pack
up equipment.
What did
students learn?
Explanation of
forehand, were
students able to
explain forehand
stroke? How
should they
stand for the
forehand? How
can they get
more power out
of their stroke?



Tennis balls
(1 per
student)

Bat/table
tennis bats

Wall (where
students can
hit the ball)
Sports Around the World
Practical activity focus- Table Tennis
Laura Giles
With a partner
students are to
stand about 5m
apart with their
legs just past
shoulder width
apart and on the
balls of their feet.
Students are to
throw the ball to
one another (each
student is to have
a ball in their hand
to throw).

(10 mins)
to stand away from
the wall 5m and see
how many times
they can hit the ball
keeping it in control
and using a
forehand motion
only. Repeat the
game and see if
students better
their score.

Progression
activity: Students
then move onto bat
tennis courts.
Groups of 4 on each
bat tennis court.
Students are to hit
forehands to each
other, keeping the
ball within the lines.




3
rd
relay: students to
bounce the ball on
the bat, palm facing
down.
4
th
relay: students to
bounce the ball on
the ground using the
bat.
5
th
relay: students to
bounce the ball on
the bat anyway they
like, when they get
5m away from the
next person in line,
they throw the ball
up in the air (around
20cm high) and hit
the ball so it goes to
the next person.
-Depending on
number of groups,
points are awarded
as 1 point for last
place, 2 points for 2
nd

last etc. That way
each group gets
points for every
relay.

Game (if time
permitting)
Students are to play
a game using bat
tennis equipment.
The rules for the
game are that the
Sports Around the World
Practical activity focus- Table Tennis
Laura Giles
ball must bounce on
your side of the court
before hitting the
ball and must stay
within the lines (if hit
on the line than the
ball is still in play).
You get a point if the
ball goes out of the
lines or if a player
hits the ball before it
has bounced on their
side of the court.
RULES:
1 pair of students
serve for 2 points
than the other pair
serve for 2 points.
This keeps going until
one pair reaches a
score of 11. Note:
must win by 2 points.
Eg if scores were 10
all, than a team must
win the next 2 points
to win that particular
game.




Questions to prompt students higher order thinking:
Is it easier throwing and catching with preferred hand? Why/why not?
What changed when you threw the ball higher?
What did you need to do to make sure the ball wasnt dropped?
What did you and your partner do to keep both balls moving all the time without dropping them?
Sports Around the World
Practical activity focus- Table Tennis
Laura Giles
How did you get such a high score? What did you do to keep the ball in play?
How do you need to stand when hitting a forehand? Why?
What can you do to make sure the ball hits the wall hard enough to come back close to you so you dont step over the 5m line?
What did you do to make sure everyone in the group got to hit the ball that many times?
Was it easier to control the ball or harder? Why?
What can you do next time to try and improve your score?