Skill Acquisition Analysis

*it should be noted that this skill is performed outdoors. Certain elements of skill acquisition would be altered if the skill was played on an indoor court.

Tennis serve is the shot that starts off the point. It is normally instigated by pitching the ball into the air and thumping it into the diagonally opposite service box exclusive of touching the net. This act is attained underhand or overhead. It is the only attempt where a player takes his time to position up, instead of reacting to an opponent’s shot. In doing this, high percentages of the efforts are normally exerted at the upper extremity of the body, while the rest at the lower extremity of the body. the serves comes in five main types of which includes; cannonball or flat serve, topspin-slice serve, slice serve, American twist serve and the topspin serve. The paper will focus on the some of the types of the serves and the ways in which the upper extremity are involved in the game. With this, it will look at the movements that occur at each of the upper extremity together with the muscles that are in use at the joints.

Limb length has a significant role to play in the success of the tennis serve which can evidently be seen in that over the last few decades the sport of tennis has had few professional players that are shorter than 180cm (McLester & St.Pierre, 2008, p 240).

On the afternoon of August 8th, 2016 a young girl was facing the tennis match of her life. The Girls 14s Nationals were coming to a close and the championship trophy was only 3 games and 1 set away. Everything she had dreamed for was so close, yet so far. The extremely sunny sky glared into her eyes, making it impossible to think. But she couldn’t lose hope now, if she won this match, she would be crowned the Girls 14s Nationals Champion for Tennis. All she had to do was clutch this game. Just a few more points…

Need Statement: Many of us are going into the PT/OT career field and if we have a better understanding of tennis, maybe it can help us when dealing with patient’s injuries.

I will be discussing the sport of tennis, the learning sequences, the skill techniques, learning cues, and teaching styles in that order. First that will be discussed is the learning sequences for the sport of tennis. According to Physical Education Activity Handbook, when you are first getting started with tennis, you need to introduce the scoring and tiebreaker procedures. Next, you need to explain the equipment used in tennis such as tennis balls and the racket. After that, the teacher should explain the rules and etiquette. It is best to introduce when directly related to skill or strategy being taught. Then, the skills and techniques should be taught. The skills and techniques that need to be taught are grips, strokes, the serve,

The goal of this lesson is for my students to understand the fundamentals of completing a successful bump, set, spike, and underhand serve. These aspects will be important when working with their teammates in a positive manner to complete these tasks and use these components to be successful in game play.

The key to a great shot is to grip your racquet firmly. Many shots will fall short because of an improper grip and the racquet ends up at the wrong angle when it actually makes contact with the ball. A firm grip will make your shots faster and more accurate. Using the wall to your advantage is one of your best defenses.

My first goal is to improve my backhand as a defense using the two handed tennis technique. Racket preparation can help me better time my accuracy at point of contact and allow me enough time to adequately anticipate where the tennis ball is most likely to travel. I can measure my progress by keeping track of how many balls I successively hit using this method within a given time frame. This approach can be even more simplified if someone can feed me tennis balls to make better use of the time I have while

In the sport of tennis, there are two basic major components, the racket and the ball. The most important aspect of tennis that is practiced, is the ball hitting the racket in the most effective way. There is a large amount of physics involved even with the racket and the ball on their own, but the two in action create a wide spectrum of physics principles needed to explain how the action and reaction occurs.

As we all know, America is a nation of sports enthusiasts. Most Americans participate is some kind of sporting event, either as a spectator or as a competitor. In the pantheon of great American sports, there is one that stands out. It has been called the great American pastime. Yes, that great sport known as tennis. Tennis requires a mastery of many skills to be able to play competitively, but the primary skill needed to win in tennis is the serve. The serve is the primary offensive weapon used I tennis, because it is the only time when a player gets to put a ball into play. The player controls the speed, the placement, and the spin of the ball. With proper procedure, the serve can win many points and games for the server. The technique

Rafael Nadal is known for his unyielding perseverance during a match because he is ready to “fight” for every single ball, no matter what is happening on the court. Unwavering perseverance helps him to maintain imposing winning results, especially on clay tennis courts: “Nadal’s winning percentage of 92 is an extremely high same as his win-loss record of 66-1 at the French Open tournament” (Brigs). In the history of tennis, Nadal’s winning record is unusually high. He is the only tennis player maintaining a high percentage of victories. The French Open, which Nadal has dominated over the years, is one of the four most important tennis tournaments in the world. Nadal’s preeminence on the clay courts of Roland Garros for nine years shows the character of a champion. Every year he faces first class competitors

11I am lucky enough to be able to watch tennis in its “Golden Era” (2008-2016). “Big Four” has been playing a crucial part in this time. It represents how significant modern tennis has developed. The term refers to the four best male tennis players: Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, who have innovated the way tennis is supposed to be played. Roger Federer (August 8th,1981) is a Swiss ‘legend’ tennis player. He started playing professional tennis in 1998 and until now, he has won 88 titles in his career. He held the world No.1 position for 302 weeks and won one golden medal

Throughout the tennis unit I have learnt and practised new skills and through my practice schedules I have made decisions regarding the most effective learning environments for me.

For the warm-ups before practice I will have the players start by running these drills to get the blood flowing: The Courier Drill, Spiders, and Cross Court line touches. After this practice will commence with various stroke preparation drills such as cross-court/down the line and a point blank volleying drill to develop better hand-eye coordination and racquet preparation. In the cross-court/down the line drill there will be four people to each court and players on opposite sides of the court will plays five point games while alternating drop serves. One player is only allowed to hit the ball cross-court while the other player is allowed to hit the ball