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Lesson
Plan
Time:
9-‐10am
Session:
Private
Student:
Pedro
Age:
16
Personality:
Quick
Learner,
Hardworker
Game
Style:
Aggressive
Baseliner
Level:
Intermediate
(3.0)
Focus
of
Session:
Consistency
of
Groundstrokes
Focus:
contact
point
at
waist
height
(this
will
occur
from
starting
the
racquet
preparation
right
when
the
opponent
contacts
the
ball)
• After
each
drill
give
Pedro
a
1
minute
waterbreak
Warm-Up
Physical
(5
min)
1. Have
Pedro
run
3
laps
around
court,
while
doing
the
following
movements:
forward
and
backward
jogging,
side
shuffles,
butt
kicks,
high
knees,
carioca
steps
(Make
sure
you
tell
Pedro
when
to
change
movements)
2. In
the
centre
of
the
court,
do
dynamic
stretches
with
Pedro
such
as:
arm
circles
(big
to
small)
forward
and
backward,
torso
rotations,
and
leg
swings
(side
to
side,
forward
and
back)
(Have
Pedro
imitate
your
movements)
Racquet
(10
min)
(Coach
rallies
with
Pedro)
Mini-‐court
-‐
get
20
in
a
row
from
the
service
line
to
service
line
hitting
groundstrokes
-‐
get
20
in
a
row
with
coach
at
the
service
line
and
Pedro
at
net
volleying
back
to
Coach
(all
volleys
must
be
in
front
of
the
service
line)
Full-‐court
-‐
get
20
in
a
row
from
baseline
to
baseline
hitting
groundstrokes
-‐
get
20
in
a
row
with
coach
at
baseline
and
Pedro
at
net
(all
volleys
must
be
in
front
of
the
baseline)
-‐get
20
in
a
row
hitting
cross-‐court
forehands
-‐get
20
in
a
row
hitting
cross-‐court
backhands
Watch
when
Pedro
is
preparing
his
racquet
and
the
result
of
where
he
contacts
the
ball
depending
on
the
size
of
his
swing.
This
contact
point
is
directly
related
to
where
his
shots
end
up
(miss-when
ball
is
not
at
waist
level)
X
Points
(5
min)
Drill:
3rd
touch
points
(After
3
touches,
play
the
point
out
hitting
whatever
shot
you
want)
Goal:
First
player
to
win
7
points
Closed
Drill
(8
min)
Drill:
Coach
basket
feeds
balls
to
Pedro
who
is
at
the
baseline
(20
to
the
forehand,
20
to
the
backhand)
(alternate
sides
every
5
feeds)
• Have
Pedro
start
his
racquet
preparation
right
when
you
contact
the
ball,
both
on
his
forehand
and
backhand
C
Technique
Analysis:
Contact
Point
(hitting
the
ball
at
waist
level)
Technical
Situation
of
Play:
Both
Back
Tactical
Considerations:
Over
and
In
Goal:
Count
the
amount
of
forehands
and
backhands
Pedro
makes
out
of
the
40
shots
If
Pedro
makes
30
out
of
40,
the
coach
has
to
do
10
pushups
When
completed,
pick
up
all
the
balls
(2
min)
P
Semi-Open
Drill
(10
min)
Drill:
Goalposts
(baseline
points
where
the
ball
must
cross
the
baseline
after
one
bounce
and
cannot
cross
the
singles
line)
C
• Make
sure
Pedro
starts
preparing
his
racquet
right
when
you
contact
the
ball
Theory:
Percentage
Play
(hit
the
ball
to
middle
of
court,
The
which
increases
likelihood
of
ball
going
in)
ball
Technique
Analysis:
Contact
Point
(hitting
the
ball
at
can’t
go
waist
level)
off
the
Technical
Situations
of
Play:
Both
Back
side
Tactical
Considerations:
Over
and
In
Goal:
Out
rally
the
opponent
First
to
7
points
wins
P
Open
Drill
(10min)
Drill:
Play
points
where
if
your
opponent
misses
a
neutral
ball,
you
get
3
points.
If
you
hit
a
winner
or
force
them
to
miss
you
get
one
point.
Have
Pedro
recognize
when
he
misses
when
he
started
to
prepare
his
racquet
and
where
he
ended
up
contacting
the
ball.
Goal:
Play
best
out
of
3,
where
each
round
is
up
to
11
Cool
Down
(5min)
Having
the
student
follow
your
example,
do
some
static
stretches
starting
from
the
head
all
the
way
to
the
toes.