PHED 26C: BEGINNING DOUBLES TENNIS
Foothill College Course Outline of Record
Heading | Value |
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Effective Term: | Summer 2023 |
Units: | 1 |
Hours: | 3 laboratory per week (36 total per quarter) |
Advisory: | This course is included in the Individual Sports family of activity courses. |
Degree & Credit Status: | Degree-Applicable Credit Course |
Foothill GE: | Area VII: Lifelong Learning |
Transferable: | CSU/UC |
Grade Type: | Letter Grade (Request for Pass/No Pass) |
Repeatability: | Not Repeatable |
Student Learning Outcomes
- Perform with increased proficiency the skill sets and techniques of of beginning doubles tennis
- Demonstrate and explain the basic strategies and rules of doubles tennis
Description
Introduction to doubles tennis play. Includes basic court position, skill drills, and offensive and defensive strategies.
Course Objectives
The student will be able to:
- Identify the rules and etiquette for doubles tennis play
- Demonstrate increased knowledge in the tennis forehand, backhand, and serving skills
- Practice basic court positions
- Analyze different strategies for offensive and defensive play
- Demonstrate techniques for conditioning
- Recognize modified games for class and group play
- Value doubles tennis as a lifelong learning activity for physical fitness
Course Content
- Doubles tennis rules
- Court and net
- Scoring
- Change of ends
- Service
- Service rotation
- Service court errors
- Faults
- Doubles tennis skills
- Serving
- Forehand
- Backhand
- Volleying
- Lobbing
- Court positioning for doubles
- Receiving
- Serving
- Back court
- Fore court
- Net
- Alley
- Doubles strategy
- Hit it front of your partner
- Net man protects their alley
- Close the opening
- Serve and go up
- Move toward the ball
- Conditioning drills
- Strength
- Flexibility
- Agility and coordination
- Speed and endurance
Lab Content
- Forehand
- Backhand
- Serve
- Return
- Rally
Special Facilities and/or Equipment
1. Tennis racquet, tennis balls, and tennis court.
2. When taught as an online distance learning or hybrid section, students and faculty need ongoing and continuous internet and email access. Students may need to secure their own access to equipment specific to the sport.
2. When taught as an online distance learning or hybrid section, students and faculty need ongoing and continuous internet and email access. Students may need to secure their own access to equipment specific to the sport.
Method(s) of Evaluation
Methods of Evaluation may include but are not limited to the following:
Physical skills and techniques will be assessed by direct instructor observation
Evaluation of critical thinking in offensive and defensive play situations
Written final exam
Method(s) of Instruction
Methods of Instruction may include but are not limited to the following:
Demonstration
Lecture
Representative Text(s) and Other Materials
Altman, Rick. Killer Doubles: Strategies and Tactics for Better Tennis. 2014.
Although this text is older than the suggested "5 years or newer" standard, it remains a seminal text in this area of study.
Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing, and Outside of Class Assignments
- Optional writing exercises based on recommended reading
Discipline(s)
Physical Education