Sports Science Faculty · Sport Management · Undergraduate
ECTS: 4 T+P+L: 1+2+0 Elective Individual Sports
Coordinator: Arş. Gör. Mustafa Burak UYAR
Course Objective
To teach students the basic techniques specific to the tennis branch, tennis game rules, and to introduce the court and equipment.
Course Content
It covers the basic techniques and teaching methods specific to the tennis branch, game rules, field equipment and the application of the AOS test.
Required Resources
Emre, C (2008). A'dan Z'ye Tenis, Nobel Yayınevi, Ankara.
Rive, J and Williams, SC (2011). Tennis Skills & Drills. Human Kinetics. Champaign, IL.
United States Tennis Association (1996). Tennis Tactics: Winning Patterns of Play. Human Kinetics, IL.
Course Learning Outcomes
- The student learns the basic rules of tennis and the different types of tennis strokes.
- Students develop collaboration and communication skills in individual and group work.
- By the end of the tennis lesson, the student will be familiar with basic equipment such as tennis courts, rackets, balls, clothing, and shoes, explain their features, and practice their correct use.
- By the end of the tennis lesson, the student will be familiar with different types of tennis courts, their dimensions and line layouts, know the materials used in court construction and maintenance, and be able to apply basic maintenance practices.
- At the end of the tennis lesson, the student applies basic strokes such as forehand, backhand, serve, volley, smash, lob, and drop shot with correct technique and evaluates their performance by participating in the AOS test.
Core Area Distribution
(14) Teacher Training and Education Science%100
Teaching Methods
ExpressionExercise and PracticePresentationGuided PracticeGroup StudyProblem SolvingProject Based Learning (Including Field Work)
Assessment & Evaluation
Performance Assignment ( Lab / Workshop / Field Work / Seminar / Presentation / Completion Study / ThesisTesting (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Midterm | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Final | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meet. General and specific explanations about the course | Course goal/objectives, objectives and student outcomes. |
| 2 | General information about tennis equipment, games and tennis courts; Information about micro and mini tennis | Visual and written literature scanning |
| 3 | Teaching tennis racket holding types and basic stance techniques. Theoretical explanation and practice exercises of the forehand hitting technique. | Reading book chapters and watching videos on the subject |
| 4 | Theoretical explanation and practice exercises of the forehand stroke technique | Video izleme |
| 5 | Theoretical explanation and practice exercises of the backhand stroke technique | watch videos |
| 6 | Drill exercises on Forehand and Backhand hitting techniques | watch videos |
| 7 | Micro, mini and midi tennis practice exercises | Visual literature browsing and video viewing |
| 8 | MIDTERM | MIDTERM |
| 9 | Tennis court types, construction, maintenance and features. | watch videos |
| 10 | Vole technique practice exercises | Visual literature browsing and video viewing |
| 11 | Slam dunk technique practice exercises | Video izleme ve konuya ilişkin kitap okuma |
| 12 | Theoretical explanation of the service hit technique and exercises for its application | Watching videos and reading books on the subject |
| 13 | Assisting stroke techniques practice exercises | watch videos |
| 14 | AOS test | watch videos |
| 15 | FINAL EXAM | FINAL EXAM |
| 16 | FINAL EXAM | FINAL EXAM |