Racquet Sports

Our HPTA Tennis Scholars have some top tips to share with you in order to improve your game.

• See if you can perform all the tasks they show you.

• Find a family member and try and put these skills into action.

• Film yourself doing the challenges and send it back to the PE department.

This video tests your ability to control your racquet head while bouncing a ball. It will also help you to improve your hand-eye coordination. All you need is a tennis racquet and a ball.

• How many of each can you do?

• Can you create your own activity to help improve your hand-eye coordination?

• Film yourself doing the challenges and send it back to the PE department.

This video features a series of games you can play with a family member with a limited amount of space.

• Can you rally for longer than Mr Walsh & Mr Dams?

• Can you create your own garden game?

• Film yourself doing the challenges and send it back to the PE department.

This video shows how you can adapt your household items to play tennis. In this case it's a table using your hand and a book.

• Challenge everyone in your house to a game? Tell us who won.

• What other items in your house can you create a game with?

• Can you use both left and right hands when playing?

This video shows how you can play tennis with a partner using a wall as the net. Take turns in hitting the ball back against the wall.

• Adapt the rules to challenge yourself (How many bounces, which hand)

• Can you use something else rather than a book? Be creative.

• Film yourself doing the challenges and send it back to the PE department.