Mar 13, 2025  
Catalog 2024-2025 
    
Catalog 2024-2025

PE 185TG Tennis, Int


Lab Hours: 3
Credits: 1

An activity course promoting fitness and recreation through instruction on tennis fundamentals. Instruction on play will include stroke production, rules, scoring, strategy, and tennis etiquette.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Beginning 

  1. Identify and use the serve, volley, forehand, and backhand. 
  2. Employ correct tennis rules and scoring for singles and doubles. 
  3. Use appropriate tennis etiquette. 
  4. Demonstrate full participation in the skill of tennis. 

Intermediate 

  1. Meet beginning objectives. 
  2. Identify and utilize the lob and overhead. 
  3. Demonstrate tennis strategies for singles and doubles. 


Content Outline
  • Fundamental Strokes 
    • Forehand 
    • Backhand 
    • Serves 
    • Volley 
    • Half-volley 
    • Lob 
    • Overhead 
  • Tennis Rules and Scoring 
  • Singles and Doubles Strategy 
  • Tennis Equipment and Etiquette 
  • Topspin and Advanced Skills