ERIC Number: EJ733983
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006-Mar
Pages: 3
Abstractor: ERIC
Reference Count: 3
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1045-4853
Hybridized Tennis Games for Utilization-Level and Higher Learners
Kahan, David
Teaching Elementary Physical Education, v17 n2 p25-27 Mar 2006
Over the past 10 years a number of articles pertaining to teaching tennis to elementary and middle school students have appeared (see Resources at the end of this article). These articles have focused on topics such as tactical play, basic skill instruction and drill, teaching progressions, organizational methods, and fitness development. While they provide a solid foundation for planning, instructing, and assessing a developmentally appropriate tennis curriculum, articles that present innovative tennis games and activities appear to be missing. A recent article in TEPE (Lichtman & Avans, 2005) introduced readers to the concept of games hybridization, in which elements from two or more familiar games are blended to create an innovative new game. Based on this premise, five tennis targeting games are presented in this article. They are hybrids of tennis and other sports/activities. A common feature of each game is that play is discontinuous (i.e., rallying is not required); variations in court dimensions, scoring, and how the ball is introduced into play are all at the instructor's discretion. (Contains 1 table, 1 photograph, and 9 resources.)
Descriptors: Racquet Sports, Games
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Education; Middle Schools
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Language: English
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