New topic in P.E

Tennis

In P.E we have started our new topic, Tennis. In tennis, for the last couple of weeks, we have been practicing forehand, backhand and serving. Luckily for our class, tennis coaches came in and gave us lots of tips at the start of our session. They taught us how to hold the racket and how to swing the properly. Everyone enjoyed the coaches coming in because it then helped them in our P.E lessons afterwards.

At the start, we were practicing running and walking around the hall balancing the ball on your racket while Mrs Santi gave different instructions we had to follow at the same time. This was definitely harder than it sounds. We learned about the stance we would need, where you stand on the balls of your feet and take tiny steps up and down.

We have been working with partners and having to hit the ball to them and they have to catch it. From the beginning of the block we have improved a lot in hitting the ball, catching the ball and throwing the ball. This has all hopefully helped with our hand/eye coordination.  A lot of people now practice at home throwing a ball at a wall and then catching it with one or two hands.

In serving, we have gone with a partner and served the ball to them and they have to catch it. We have also been practicing the way we hit the ball and working on our precision and aim.

We have also learnt about rally’s, a rally is when you go with someone and hit the ball back and forth for as long as you can. Lilah Cowen was a big fan, “I believe that the tennis lessons have improved our skills”.

Look out for us at Wimbledon one day!

Rachel Jacobs