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SAMPLE LESSON PLAN

 

Shown below is a sample one-week, seven-day lesson plan for students in grades five and six. Be flexible with the drills. If a student is not capable of doing a specific drill, change to a simpler drill. If you run into time problems, change the schedule. You may want to start each session with stretching and calisthenics.

Day 1

1.

Introduction to table tennis

 

a. General introduction

 

b. Equipment

2.

Grip

 

a. Demonstrate shakehands and penhold grips

 

b. Have kids line up and demonstrate grips

3.

Ball bouncing

 

a. Demonstrate

 

b. Have kids practice

 

c. See how many they can do in a row

4.

Free play or relay races

 

Day 2

1.

Have kids line up and demonstrate grip again

2.

Ball bouncing practice

3.

Table tennis etiquette

 

a. Proper conduct

 

b. Care of equipment

4.

Forehand demonstration (with partner or with video)

5.

Class shadow-strokes forehand together

 

Day 3

1.

Demonstrate grip

2.

Ball bouncing

3.

Serve demonstration

 

a. Forehand topspin

 

b. Forehand backspin

4.

Serve practice - players catch each other’s serve

5.

Games - Brazilian teams suggested

 

Day 4

1.

Ball bouncing

2.

Class show-strokes forehand together

3.

Forehand practice

 

a. Preferably one-by-one with two instructors doing multiball - one feeding and the other guiding the stroke

 

b. If not the above, then pair kids on tables according to ability if possible. Instructor should move from table to table and try to work with each player individually.

4.

Forehand to forehand practice - Players are also practicing forehand topspin serve

 

Day 5

1.

Class shadow-strokes forehand together

2.

Forehand to forehand practice

3.

Games - Brazilian teams or ash tray table tennis

 

Day 6

1.

 Backhand serve demonstration

 

a. Backhand topspin

 

b. Backhand backspin

2.

 Backhand serve practice

3.

 Forehand to forehand practice

4.

 Games - Relay races or Brazilian teams

 

Day 7

1.

Ball bouncing

 

a. Forehand side of racquet

 

b. Backhand side of the racquet.

2.

Backhand demonstration

3.

Backhand practice

 

a. Preferable one by one with two instructors doing multiball - one feeding and the other guiding the stroke

 

b. If not the above, then pair kids on tables. Instructor should move from table to table and try to work with each player.

4.

Backhand to backhand practice

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