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How to Play Tennis

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This beginner course teaches the fundamentals of playing tennis, including rules and scoring, equipment, grips, forehand and backhand techniques, serving, returning, warm-ups, cool-downs, and practice drills.

Syllabus

Introduction to the Tennis Program | Tennis.
Introduction to Tennis | Tennis.
Rules: Scoring and Serving | Tennis.
Rules: Tiebreaker | Tennis.
Discover the Personal Tennis Equipment | Tennis.
Warm Up | Tennis.
On-Court Warm Up with a Partner | Tennis.
Cool Down | Tennis.
Continental Grip | Tennis.
Eastern Forehand Grip | Tennis.
Western Forehand Grip | Tennis.
Semi-Western Forehand Grip | Tennis.
One-Handed Eastern Backhand Grip | Tennis.
Two-Handed Backhand Grip | Tennis.
How to Put an Overgrip | Tennis.
How to Hit a Forehand | Tennis.
Forehand Stance: Open VS Closed | Tennis.
The Forehand Approach Shot | Tennis.
How to Hit a Forehand Cross-Court | Tennis.
How to Hit a Forehand Down the Line | Tennis.
How to Hit a Forehand Drive Volley | Tennis.
How to Hit a Forehand Offensive Lob | Tennis.
How to Hit a Forehand Smash | Tennis.
How to Hit a Forehand Passing Shot | Tennis.
How to Hit a Forehand Slice | Tennis.
How to Hit a Forehand Volley | Tennis.
How to Hit an Inside Out Forehand | Tennis.
How to Kill Short Balls | Tennis.
How to Hit a Forehand Drop Shot | Tennis.
How to Hit a Forehand Drop Volley | Tennis.
How to Hit a Tweener | Tennis.
Backhand Stance: Open Vs Closed | Tennis.
How to Hit a Backhand Drop Shot | Tennis.
How to Hit a Backhand Drop Volley | Tennis.
How to Hit a Backhand Smash | Tennis.
How to Hit a Backhand Slice | Tennis.
How to Hit a Backhand Topspin Lob | Tennis.
How to Hit a Backhand Volley | Tennis.
How to Hit a Cross-court Backhand | Tennis.
How to Hit a Down the Line Backhand | Tennis.
How to Hit a One Handed Backhand | Tennis.
How to Hit a Two-Handed Backhand | Tennis.
How to Serve | Tennis.
How to Hit a Slice Serve | Tennis.
How to Hit a Second Serve | Tennis.
How to Return a Serve | Tennis.
Self Feeding | Tennis.
Wall Rally | Tennis.
Beginner Drill | Tennis.
Mini Tennis | Tennis.
Cross Court Backhand Drill | Tennis.
Cross Court Forehand Drill | Tennis.
Down the Line Drill | Tennis.
Volley Drills | Tennis.
Volley Drill: Cone | Tennis.
Volley Drill: Goalpost | Tennis.
Volley Drill: River | Tennis.
Basic Groundstrokes Drill | Tennis.
Serve Drill: Toss and Balance | Tennis.

Taught by

Sikana English

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