The MTI Method Green Intermediate Grade 1 lesson Plan Manual

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1 Modern Tennis International presents The MTI Method Green Intermediate Grade 1 lesson Plan Manual Lesson Phases 1-3 MTI Green Intermediate Grade 1 Lesson Plan Manual By Andrew Magrath & John Littleford 1

2 The MTI/NTT Tennis Grading Progression Flowchart 2

3 Green Grade 1 Long Term Goals To achieve graduation from GREEN GRADE 1 to YELLOW GRADE 1 players must be able to do the following with a yellow ball. We strongly advise that players accomplish these goals with a green ball first before moving onto a yellow ball. When a player reaches the age of 10 years they will automatically be re-graded as a YELLOW GRADE 1 player Goals can be ticked off via the NTT ONLINE TOOL and/or the supplied PROGRESS SHEETS. All players must achieve each of the following; Able to demonstrate powerful consistent cross court groundstrokes during a rally with a participating coach Able to demonstrate powerful consistent down the line groundstrokes during a rally with a participating coach Players must be able to deal with power during a rally Players must be able to hit aggressive shots off shoulder height balls anywhere in the court Players must be able to demonstrate good anticipation, movement and recovery skills Players must be able to hit consistent groundstrokes which rise after first bounce over the orange court baseline Players must be able to hit consistent groundstrokes on the rise inside the baseline Players must be able to hit accurate, aggressive forehand and backhand drive volleys from a mid-court position 3

4 Players must be able to demonstrate good anticipation, movement and recovery skills when stretched from side to side and retrieving drop shots Players must be able to hit consistent powerful serves which include at least include; flat, slice and a 'kick' serve Players must be able to consistently return powerful serves of all contacts Player must be able to demonstrate consistent volleys landing past the service line off powerful feeds Player must be able to consistently demonstrate powerful forehand and backhand smashes with a variety of movement Players must be able to consistently demonstrate touch shots including; baseline dropshots, stop and angled volleys Players must be able to understand the importance of trading during a point and be able to trade consistently during a point Players must be able to consistently demonstrate the following tactics; ghosting, hit and charge and serve and volley NOTE 1; Players should be embarking on a fitness, strength and conditioning programme suitable for their age and condition and to be given suitable nutritional guidance NOTE 2; Players should be able to keep their emotions under control during all match situations 4

5 Programme Notes important please read: Thank you for opting to use the MTI syllabus and these lesson plan sheets. We at MTI are committed to keeping tennis simple! These lesson plans are designed to help you in planning, organizing and implementing your tennis practice session or lesson whether you are a player practicing with a partner, parent with your child or a coach with pupil(s) We would always encourage you to use the buddy coaching system with players feeding each other with the use of the net extension kit. However, this may prove difficult with younger children. In such circumstances, the use of helpers or parents will prove useful. MTI would advise you to use whichever ball or size court you deem appropriate. Flexibility is key here. These lesson plans are generically designed for any court dimension and for any tennis ball compression i.e. red, orange, green or yellow. We realise that you may be governed by varying court space. For this reason, our lesson plans are as flexible as you want them to be, but they will provide you with an efficient guide. Coaches - you can run different lesson phases running at the same time if you have more than one coach. So on one court you could have lesson phase 1 being run at the same time as lesson phase 2. At the same time, lesson phase 3 could be on the adjacent court for example. Though we would urge you to follow the MTI lesson format, (as shown below) we are flexible on the choice of warm ups and fun games (for red 3 grades). We do have separate product ideas for warm ups and conditioning. The whole purpose of the MTI syllabus is to ensure that the basics (TTFF Tracking, Timing, Feel and Finish) are bolted down before players progress to a higher class. Players should be able to master the skills on each lesson phase before they receive their certificate. Once they complete and master the relevant goals for each grade, they will then be eligible to receive their MTI badge (for MTI red, orange and green grades) or MTI medal (for MTI yellow, bronze, silver and gold grades) 5

6 Teachers and Coaches - Please include an introduction at the beginning of every lesson and a summary at the end where students are asked to relay to you what they actually learned, practiced and gained from the lesson. Also allow the students to hydrate at any time during the lesson. The lesson plans are based on a 60 minute lesson but feel free to expand to 90 minutes if need be, even for beginners. The physical conditioning of all players is crucial including young players in order to strengthen the core which improves the balance, flexibility, coordination and reduces the chances of future injuries. 6

7 The 6 MTI Lesson Plan Phases 1. Introduction 2. Warm up/general Conditioning 3. Assessment/Easy Feed/Rally 4. Part Point/Fun Game for Red Grade 3 Students 5. Full Point/Fun Game for Red Grade 3 Students 6. Cool Down/Summary/presentation of Awards The introduction is when you have outlined the nature of the lesson. Discuss this with your partner/players. This should be followed by a plyometric warm up and general conditioning to enhance performance and prevent injury. The content of which will vary depending on the age and ability of the player(s). Teachers and coaches - should the players be unknown to you then a good idea would be for you to assess the player s playing standard by getting the player(s) to rally and even to play points out. The easy feed and rally phase is when the player(s) are either hand or racket fed, (depending on ability of both player and feeder) followed by a rally where and whenever appropriate. Part points are used to depict the teaching point(s) within a tactical game situation. You will need to set up a point scenario and start the point mid rally based on the shot or tactic you have worked on during the session. Targets should be used to aid placement. Full points with serve should be played to encourage the use of the player s overall game style with the aim of using the learned teaching point(s). Beginners can still be fed to and should now learn tennis etiquette. MTI Red 3 grade players and even Orange 3 grade players should play a fun group game instead of part/full points. 7

8 The cool down and summary are designed to cool the muscle groups down and to ascertain from the players; what they have learned and how they felt about the teaching points and points of future goals, practice and matchplay. It is also time to tick off any goals that you or your players have achieved during that particular session via the NTT software or the progress sheets You should now arrange your next practice session and discuss the content plus any forthcoming matches. Once each lesson phase has been completed on each grade, the lesson phases should be repeated as many times as necessary in order for students to pass each phase. PLEASE KEEP THESE LESSON PLANS SAFE IN A WATERPROOF SLEEVE AND FEEL FREE TO TAKE THEM ONTO COURT WITH YOU. 8

9 MTI Green Grade 1 Phase 1 Lesson Plan LESSON PHASE 1 Lesson 1 (of 8) 90 minutes *Award a player of the week no certificates as these can be confused with their MTI awards! Warm up and Conditioning Core Drills 20 minutes Warm Up core drills are designed to physically and mentally motivate players during the racquet and ball warm up half court or full court depending on numbers start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Mandatory Warm Up and Conditioning Drills Plyometrics designed to raise the pulse and dynamically stretch muscles Realistic anaerobic fitness drills to various parts of court working on speed and movement Ball Drop Drills including the tracking drill to enhance movement whilst tracking and racquet head speed Racquet and Ball Warm Up Drill Selection - Choose from List or Create Your Own Players start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Throw and catch service box rally to identify singles court positioning depending on situation players attempt to position themselves in the middle of triangle base; the position of which will be dependent on opponent s ball contact point. Drill can also be used to denote cross court targets; centre, corner, short and down the line. Any service box rally variation with cone with points Volley rally variation two touch, volley head then volley No man s land rally with points practice taking the ball on the rise with points Baseline rally rising to full speed and power 3 shot drill - with serve return and third shot with points ( only server scores) As above with serve and volley with points Hit the return and charge with points 9

10 Slow ball attack drill players feed slow balls for their partner to attack and play point out. Play two points and change Rally where one player must ghost when they so wish during rally. Play point out Drop shot and lob and recovery/smash drill Easy Feed/Rally Progressions developing power and consistency on groundstrokes for cross court targets - 30 minutes 1. Position cross court centre, corner and short angle targets. Players working in pairs on a full court; player one/coach feeds medium rally feeds to player Player 2 aims for cross court centre and works on their last minute acceleration and hip/leg action for power output. Player 1/coach maintains the medium pace rally feed 3. After allotted time the players change roles 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 with players hitting cross court corner 5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 with players hitting cross court short angle 6. Introduce the serve and a first to 5 points scoring system. Player 2 now serves to deuce court. Player 1/coach continues to rally medium feed return. Player 2 concentrates on hitting aggressively to cross court targets. Play point out with the same drill parameters. 7. After allotted point target, players change roles 8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 with players serving from the advantage side Coach to monitor player(s) progress via NTT tool and/or progress sheets Tactical core - full court - drills team singles start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Please select from the list below; - 20 minutes Inside out forehand to 3 cross court targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Inside in forehand to down the line targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Combination of above with two players at receiving end players can advance to net 10

11 Inside forehand shot followed by recovery players are fed an inside forehand before being hit down the line. Players decide where to hit their next shot whilst on the move to the wide ball Two cross courts, one down the line continuous combination and reverse Two baseline feeders one net player working on touch down the line and angled cross court volleys One midcourt feeder baseline player hits wide short angled and down the line forehands (passing shots) Repeat the above with backhands (passing shot possibilities) Players are continually fed down the line feeds on both sides from two baseliners. The player has to respond by moving quickly and hitting cross court replies Same as the above only this time the two baseliners continually feed cross court. The player responds by hitting down the line replies One team has to serve. Returning team float or hit a slow/short return for the serving team to put their second shot deep into the corners or short angles. *Cross court and down the line serving team hits down the line, receiving team hits cross court only with points but not penalised for hitting the incorrect area they however can t gain an advantage from such a shot. Change up with serving team hitting cross court Full Singles Point Practice 15 minutes This can be done in either team or individual basis and with a scoring system of the coach s choosing Clear Up, Cool Down, Summary and Award Player of the Week - 5 minutes End of lesson

12 MTI Green Grade 1 Phase 1 Lesson Plan Lesson 2 (of 8) 90 minutes *Award a player of the week no certificates as these can be confused with their MTI awards! Warm up and Conditioning Core Drills 20 minutes Warm Up core drills are designed to physically and mentally motivate players during the racquet and ball warm up half court or full court depending on numbers start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Mandatory Warm Up and Conditioning Drills Plyometrics designed to raise the pulse and dynamically stretch muscles Realistic anaerobic fitness drills to various parts of court working on speed and movement Ball Drop Drills including the tracking drill to enhance movement whilst tracking and racquet head speed Racquet and Ball Warm Up Drill Selection - Choose from List or Create Your Own Players start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Throw and catch service box rally to identify singles court positioning depending on situation players attempt to position themselves in the middle of triangle base; the position of which will be dependent on opponent s ball contact point. Drill can also be used to denote cross court targets; centre, corner, short and down the line. Any service box rally variation with cone with points Volley rally variation two touch, volley head then volley No man s land rally with points practice taking the ball on the rise with points Baseline rally rising to full speed and power 3 shot drill - with serve return and third shot with points ( only server scores) As above with serve and volley with points Hit the return and charge with points Slow ball attack drill players feed slow balls for their partner to attack and play point out. Play two points and change 12

13 Rally where one player must ghost when they so wish during rally. Play point out Drop shot and lob and recovery/smash drill Easy Feed/Rally Progressions developing power and consistency on ground for cross court targets - 30 minutes 1. Position cross court centre, corner and short angle targets. Players working in pairs on a full court; player one/coach feeds medium rally feeds to player Player 2 aims for cross court centre and works on their last minute acceleration and hip/leg action for power output. Player 1/coach maintains the medium pace rally feed 3. After allotted time the players change roles 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 with players hitting cross court corner 5. Repeat steps 2 and 3 with players hitting cross court short angle 6. Introduce the serve and a first to 5 points scoring system. Player 2 now serves to deuce court. Player 1/coach continues to rally medium feed return. Player 2 concentrates on hitting aggressively to cross court targets. Play point out with the same drill parameters. 7. After allotted point target, players change roles 8. Repeat steps 6 and 7 with players serving from the advantage side Coach to monitor player(s) progress via NTT tool and/or progress sheets Tactical core - full court - drills team singles start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Please select from the list below; - 20 minutes Inside out forehand to 3 cross court targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Inside in forehand to down the line targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Combination of above with two players at receiving end players can advance to net 13

14 Inside forehand shot followed by recovery players are fed an inside forehand before being hit down the line. Players decide where to hit their next shot whilst on the move to the wide ball Two cross courts, one down the line continuous combination and reverse Two baseline feeders one net player working on touch down the line and angled cross court volleys One midcourt feeder baseline player hits wide short angled and down the line forehands (passing shots) Repeat the above with backhands (passing shot possibilities) Players are continually fed down the line feeds on both sides from two baseliners. The player has to respond by moving quickly and hitting cross court replies Same as the above only this time the two baseliners continually feed cross court. The player responds by hitting down the line replies One team has to serve. Returning team float or hit a slow/short return for the serving team to put their second shot deep into the corners or short angles. *Cross court and down the line serving team hits down the line, receiving team hits cross court only with points but not penalised for hitting the incorrect area they however can t gain an advantage from such a shot. Change up with serving team hitting cross court Full Singles Point Practice 15 minutes This can be done in either team or individual basis and with a scoring system of the coach s choosing Clear Up, Cool Down, Summary and Award Player of the Week - 5 minutes End of lesson

15 MTI Green Grade 1 Phase 1 Lesson Plan Lesson 3 (of 8) 90 minutes *Award a player of the week no certificates as these can be confused with their MTI awards! Warm up and Conditioning Core Drills 20 minutes Warm Up core drills are designed to physically and mentally motivate players during the racquet and ball warm up half court or full court depending on numbers start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Mandatory Warm Up and Conditioning Drills Plyometrics designed to raise the pulse and dynamically stretch muscles Realistic anaerobic fitness drills to various parts of court working on speed and movement Ball Drop Drills including the tracking drill to enhance movement whilst tracking and racquet head speed Racquet and Ball Warm Up Drill Selection - Choose from List or Create Your Own Players start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Throw and catch service box rally to identify singles court positioning depending on situation players attempt to position themselves in the middle of triangle base; the position of which will be dependent on opponent s ball contact point. Drill can also be used to denote cross court targets; centre, corner, short and down the line. Any service box rally variation with cone with points Volley rally variation two touch, volley head then volley No man s land rally with points practice taking the ball on the rise with points Baseline rally rising to full speed and power 3 shot drill - with serve return and third shot with points ( only server scores) As above with serve and volley with points Hit the return and charge with points 15

16 Slow ball attack drill players feed slow balls for their partner to attack and play point out. Play two points and change Rally where one player must ghost when they so wish during rally. Play point out Drop shot and lob and recovery/smash drill Easy Feed/Rally Progressions developing power and consistency on groundstrokes for down the line targets - 30 minutes 1. Position down the line targets. Players working in pairs on a full court; player one/coach feeds medium rally feeds to player Player 2 aims for down the line and works on their last minute acceleration and hip/leg action for power output. Player 1/coach maintains the medium pace rally feed 3. After allotted time the players change roles 4. Introduce the serve and a first to 5 points scoring system. Player 2 now serves to deuce court. Player 1/coach continues to rally medium feed return. Player 2 concentrates on hitting aggressively to down the line targets. Play point out with the same drill parameters. 5. After allotted point target, players change roles 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 with players serving from the advantage side Coach to monitor player(s) progress via NTT tool and/or progress sheets Tactical core - full court - drills team singles start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Please select from the list below; - 20 minutes Inside out forehand to 3 cross court targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Inside in forehand to down the line targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Combination of above with two players at receiving end players can advance to net 16

17 Inside forehand shot followed by recovery players are fed an inside forehand before being hit down the line. Players decide where to hit their next shot whilst on the move to the wide ball Two cross courts, one down the line continuous combination and reverse Two baseline feeders one net player working on touch down the line and angled cross court volleys One midcourt feeder baseline player hits wide short angled and down the line forehands (passing shots) Repeat the above with backhands (passing shot possibilities) Players are continually fed down the line feeds on both sides from two baseliners. The player has to respond by moving quickly and hitting cross court replies Same as the above only this time the two baseliners continually feed cross court. The player responds by hitting down the line replies One team has to serve. Returning team float or hit a slow/short return for the serving team to put their second shot deep into the corners or short angles. *Cross court and down the line serving team hits down the line, receiving team hits cross court only with points but not penalised for hitting the incorrect area they however can t gain an advantage from such a shot. Change up with serving team hitting cross court Full Singles Point Practice 15 minutes This can be done in either team or individual basis and with a scoring system of the coach s choosing Clear Up, Cool Down, Summary and Award Player of the Week - 5 minutes End of lesson

18 MTI Green Grade 1 Phase 1 Lesson Plan Lesson 4 (of 8) 90 minutes *Award a player of the week no certificates as these can be confused with their MTI awards! Warm up and Conditioning Core Drills 20 minutes Warm Up core drills are designed to physically and mentally motivate players during the racquet and ball warm up half court or full court depending on numbers start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Mandatory Warm Up and Conditioning Drills Plyometrics designed to raise the pulse and dynamically stretch muscles Realistic anaerobic fitness drills to various parts of court working on speed and movement Ball Drop Drills including the tracking drill to enhance movement whilst tracking and racquet head speed Racquet and Ball Warm Up Drill Selection - Choose from List or Create Your Own Players start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Throw and catch service box rally to identify singles court positioning depending on situation players attempt to position themselves in the middle of triangle base; the position of which will be dependent on opponent s ball contact point. Drill can also be used to denote cross court targets; centre, corner, short and down the line. Any service box rally variation with cone with points Volley rally variation two touch, volley head then volley No man s land rally with points practice taking the ball on the rise with points Baseline rally rising to full speed and power 3 shot drill - with serve return and third shot with points ( only server scores) As above with serve and volley with points Hit the return and charge with points Slow ball attack drill players feed slow balls for their partner to attack and play point out. Play two points and change 18

19 Rally where one player must ghost when they so wish during rally. Play point out Drop shot and lob and recovery/smash drill Easy Feed/Rally Progressions developing power and consistency on groundstrokes for down the line targets - 30 minutes 1. Position down the line targets. Players working in pairs on a full court; player one/coach feeds medium rally feeds to player Player 2 aims for down the line and works on their last minute acceleration and hip/leg action for power output. Player 1/coach maintains the medium pace rally feed 3. After allotted time the players change roles 4. Introduce the serve and a first to 5 points scoring system. Player 2 now serves to deuce court. Player 1/coach continues to rally medium feed return. Player 2 concentrates on hitting aggressively to down the line targets. Play point out with the same drill parameters. 5. After allotted point target, players change roles 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 with players serving from the advantage side Coach to monitor player(s) progress via NTT tool and/or progress sheets Tactical core - full court - drills team singles start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Please select from the list below; - 20 minutes Inside out forehand to 3 cross court targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Inside in forehand to down the line targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Combination of above with two players at receiving end players can advance to net Inside forehand shot followed by recovery players are fed an inside forehand before being hit down the line. Players decide where to hit their next shot whilst on the move to the wide ball Two cross courts, one down the line continuous combination and reverse 19

20 Two baseline feeders one net player working on touch down the line and angled cross court volleys One midcourt feeder baseline player hits wide short angled and down the line forehands (passing shots) Repeat the above with backhands (passing shot possibilities) Players are continually fed down the line feeds on both sides from two baseliners. The player has to respond by moving quickly and hitting cross court replies Same as the above only this time the two baseliners continually feed cross court. The player responds by hitting down the line replies One team has to serve. Returning team float or hit a slow/short return for the serving team to put their second shot deep into the corners or short angles. *Cross court and down the line serving team hits down the line, receiving team hits cross court only with points but not penalised for hitting the incorrect area they however can t gain an advantage from such a shot. Change up with serving team hitting cross court Full Singles Point Practice 15 minutes This can be done in either team or individual basis and with a scoring system of the coach s choosing Clear Up, Cool Down, Summary and Award Player of the Week - 5 minutes End of lesson

21 MTI Green Grade 1 Phase 1 Lesson Plan Lesson 5 (of 8) 90 minutes *Award a player of the week no certificates as these can be confused with their MTI awards! Warm up and Conditioning Core Drills 20 minutes Warm Up core drills are designed to physically and mentally motivate players during the racquet and ball warm up half court or full court depending on numbers start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Mandatory Warm Up and Conditioning Drills Plyometrics designed to raise the pulse and dynamically stretch muscles Realistic anaerobic fitness drills to various parts of court working on speed and movement Ball Drop Drills including the tracking drill to enhance movement whilst tracking and racquet head speed Racquet and Ball Warm Up Drill Selection - Choose from List or Create Your Own Players start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Throw and catch service box rally to identify singles court positioning depending on situation players attempt to position themselves in the middle of triangle base; the position of which will be dependent on opponent s ball contact point. Drill can also be used to denote cross court targets; centre, corner, short and down the line. Any service box rally variation with cone with points Volley rally variation two touch, volley head then volley No man s land rally with points practice taking the ball on the rise with points Baseline rally rising to full speed and power 3 shot drill - with serve return and third shot with points ( only server scores) As above with serve and volley with points Hit the return and charge with points 21

22 Slow ball attack drill players feed slow balls for their partner to attack and play point out. Play two points and change Rally where one player must ghost when they so wish during rally. Play point out Drop shot and lob and recovery/smash drill Easy Feed/Rally Progressions developing power and consistency on shoulder height balls; The Plasterer Groundstrokes - 30 minutes 1. Players work in pairs. Player 1/coach feeds shoulder high bounce feeds to player 2 who stands in service box and hits slowly across the ball on forehand side back to player Player 2 moves back as they feel able to do so. Once at the back player 2 can increase their last minute acceleration hitting across the ball 3. After an allotted time the players swap roles 4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 but with players hitting plasterer backhands 5. Part points with target areas; Either in teams or as individuals. Player 1/coach feeds high bouncers to player 2 who has to hit either cross court or down the line plasterer shots as the coach chooses. Players play out points with scoring system. Players then change roles Coach to monitor player(s) progress via NTT tool and/or progress sheets Tactical core - full court - drills team singles start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Please select from the list below; - 20 minutes Inside out forehand to 3 cross court targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Inside in forehand to down the line targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Combination of above with two players at receiving end players can advance to net 22

23 Inside forehand shot followed by recovery players are fed an inside forehand before being hit down the line. Players decide where to hit their next shot whilst on the move to the wide ball Two cross courts, one down the line continuous combination and reverse Two baseline feeders one net player working on touch down the line and angled cross court volleys One midcourt feeder baseline player hits wide short angled and down the line forehands (passing shots) Repeat the above with backhands (passing shot possibilities) Players are continually fed down the line feeds on both sides from two baseliners. The player has to respond by moving quickly and hitting cross court replies Same as the above only this time the two baseliners continually feed cross court. The player responds by hitting down the line replies One team has to serve. Returning team float or hit a slow/short return for the serving team to put their second shot deep into the corners or short angles. *Cross court and down the line serving team hits down the line, receiving team hits cross court only with points but not penalised for hitting the incorrect area they however can t gain an advantage from such a shot. Change up with serving team hitting cross court Full Singles Point Practice 15 minutes This can be done in either team or individual basis and with a scoring system of the coach s choosing Clear Up, Cool Down, Summary and Award Player of the Week - 5 minutes End of lesson

24 MTI Green Grade 1 Phase 1 Lesson Plan Lesson 6 (of 8) 90 minutes *Award a player of the week no certificates as these can be confused with their MTI awards! Warm up and Conditioning Core Drills 20 minutes Warm Up core drills are designed to physically and mentally motivate players during the racquet and ball warm up half court or full court depending on numbers start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Mandatory Warm Up and Conditioning Drills Plyometrics designed to raise the pulse and dynamically stretch muscles Realistic anaerobic fitness drills to various parts of court working on speed and movement Ball Drop Drills including the tracking drill to enhance movement whilst tracking and racquet head speed Racquet and Ball Warm Up Drill Selection - Choose from List or Create Your Own Players start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Throw and catch service box rally to identify singles court positioning depending on situation players attempt to position themselves in the middle of triangle base; the position of which will be dependent on opponent s ball contact point. Drill can also be used to denote cross court targets; centre, corner, short and down the line. Any service box rally variation with cone with points Volley rally variation two touch, volley head then volley No man s land rally with points practice taking the ball on the rise with points Baseline rally rising to full speed and power 3 shot drill - with serve return and third shot with points ( only server scores) As above with serve and volley with points Hit the return and charge with points Slow ball attack drill players feed slow balls for their partner to attack and play point out. Play two points and change 24

25 Rally where one player must ghost when they so wish during rally. Play point out Drop shot and lob and recovery/smash drill Easy Feed/Rally Progressions developing power and consistency on shoulder height balls; The Plasterer Groundstrokes - 30 minutes 1. Players work in pairs. Player 1/coach feeds shoulder high bounce feeds to player 2 who stands in service box and hits slowly across the ball on forehand side back to player Player 2 moves back as they feel able to do so. Once at the back player 2 can increase their last minute acceleration hitting across the ball 3. After an allotted time the players swap roles 4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 but with players hitting plasterer backhands 5. Part points with target areas; Either in teams or as individuals. Player 1/coach feeds high bouncers to player 2 who has to hit either cross court or down the line plasterer shots as the coach chooses. Players play out points with scoring system. Players then change roles Coach to monitor player(s) progress via NTT tool and/or progress sheets Tactical core - full court - drills team singles start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Please select from the list below; - 20 minutes Inside out forehand to 3 cross court targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Inside in forehand to down the line targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Combination of above with two players at receiving end players can advance to net Inside forehand shot followed by recovery players are fed an inside forehand before being hit down the line. Players decide where to hit their next shot whilst on the move to the wide ball Two cross courts, one down the line continuous combination and reverse 25

26 Two baseline feeders one net player working on touch down the line and angled cross court volleys One midcourt feeder baseline player hits wide short angled and down the line forehands (passing shots) Repeat the above with backhands (passing shot possibilities) Players are continually fed down the line feeds on both sides from two baseliners. The player has to respond by moving quickly and hitting cross court replies Same as the above only this time the two baseliners continually feed cross court. The player responds by hitting down the line replies One team has to serve. Returning team float or hit a slow/short return for the serving team to put their second shot deep into the corners or short angles. *Cross court and down the line serving team hits down the line, receiving team hits cross court only with points but not penalised for hitting the incorrect area they however can t gain an advantage from such a shot. Change up with serving team hitting cross court Full Singles Point Practice 15 minutes This can be done in either team or individual basis and with a scoring system of the coach s choosing Clear Up, Cool Down, Summary and Award Player of the Week - 5 minutes End of lesson

27 MTI Green Grade 1 Phase 1 Lesson Plan Lesson 7 (of 8) 90 minutes *Award a player of the week no certificates as these can be confused with their MTI awards! Warm up and Conditioning Core Drills 20 minutes Warm Up core drills are designed to physically and mentally motivate players during the racquet and ball warm up half court or full court depending on numbers start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Mandatory Warm Up and Conditioning Drills Plyometrics designed to raise the pulse and dynamically stretch muscles Realistic anaerobic fitness drills to various parts of court working on speed and movement Ball Drop Drills including the tracking drill to enhance movement whilst tracking and racquet head speed Racquet and Ball Warm Up Drill Selection - Choose from List or Create Your Own Players start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Throw and catch service box rally to identify singles court positioning depending on situation players attempt to position themselves in the middle of triangle base; the position of which will be dependent on opponent s ball contact point. Drill can also be used to denote cross court targets; centre, corner, short and down the line. Any service box rally variation with cone with points Volley rally variation two touch, volley head then volley No man s land rally with points practice taking the ball on the rise with points Baseline rally rising to full speed and power 3 shot drill - with serve return and third shot with points ( only server scores) As above with serve and volley with points Hit the return and charge with points Slow ball attack drill players feed slow balls for their partner to attack and play point out. Play two points and change 27

28 Rally where one player must ghost when they so wish during rally. Play point out Drop shot and lob and recovery/smash drill Easy Feed/Rally Progressions developing power and consistency on taking the ball on the rise - 30 minutes 1. Players work in pairs. Players rally in service box but not allowed to step outside box so they have to take ball on rise including half volleys 2. Players move back to no man s land and repeat. Players are free to move forward to net during rally. Introduce point scoring system. 3. Players move back to standing inside baseline and repeat step 7 4. Part Points; Introduce the serve where the returner takes the ball on the rise. Play out points on singles court with allotted scoring system Coach to monitor player(s) progress via NTT tool and/or progress sheets Tactical core - full court - drills team singles start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Please select from the list below; - 20 minutes Inside out forehand to 3 cross court targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Inside in forehand to down the line targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Combination of above with two players at receiving end players can advance to net Inside forehand shot followed by recovery players are fed an inside forehand before being hit down the line. Players decide where to hit their next shot whilst on the move to the wide ball Two cross courts, one down the line continuous combination and reverse Two baseline feeders one net player working on touch down the line and angled cross court volleys One midcourt feeder baseline player hits wide short angled and down the line forehands (passing shots) Repeat the above with backhands (passing shot possibilities) 28

29 Players are continually fed down the line feeds on both sides from two baseliners. The player has to respond by moving quickly and hitting cross court replies Same as the above only this time the two baseliners continually feed cross court. The player responds by hitting down the line replies One team has to serve. Returning team float or hit a slow/short return for the serving team to put their second shot deep into the corners or short angles. *Cross court and down the line serving team hits down the line, receiving team hits cross court only with points but not penalised for hitting the incorrect area they however can t gain an advantage from such a shot. Change up with serving team hitting cross court Full Singles Point Practice 15 minutes This can be done in either team or individual basis and with a scoring system of the coach s choosing Clear Up, Cool Down, Summary and Award Player of the Week - 5 minutes End of lesson

30 MTI Green Grade 1 Phase 1 Lesson Plan Lesson 8 (of 8) 90 minutes *Award a player of the week no certificates as these can be confused with their MTI awards! Warm up and Conditioning Core Drills 20 minutes Warm Up core drills are designed to physically and mentally motivate players during the racquet and ball warm up half court or full court depending on numbers start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Mandatory Warm Up and Conditioning Drills Plyometrics designed to raise the pulse and dynamically stretch muscles Realistic anaerobic fitness drills to various parts of court working on speed and movement Ball Drop Drills including the tracking drill to enhance movement whilst tracking and racquet head speed Racquet and Ball Warm Up Drill Selection - Choose from List or Create Your Own Players start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Throw and catch service box rally to identify singles court positioning depending on situation players attempt to position themselves in the middle of triangle base; the position of which will be dependent on opponent s ball contact point. Drill can also be used to denote cross court targets; centre, corner, short and down the line. Any service box rally variation with cone with points Volley rally variation two touch, volley head then volley No man s land rally with points practice taking the ball on the rise with points Baseline rally rising to full speed and power 3 shot drill - with serve return and third shot with points ( only server scores) As above with serve and volley with points Hit the return and charge with points Slow ball attack drill players feed slow balls for their partner to attack and play point out. Play two points and change 30

31 Rally where one player must ghost when they so wish during rally. Play point out Drop shot and lob and recovery/smash drill Easy Feed/Rally Progressions developing power and consistency on taking the ball on the rise - 30 minutes 5. Players work in pairs. Players rally in service box but not allowed to step outside box so they have to take ball on rise including half volleys 6. Players move back to no man s land and repeat. Players are free to move forward to net during rally. Introduce point scoring system. 7. Players move back to standing inside baseline and repeat step 7 8. Part Points; Introduce the serve where the returner takes the ball on the rise. Play out points on singles court with allotted scoring system Coach to monitor player(s) progress via NTT tool and/or progress sheets Tactical core - full court - drills team singles start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Please select from the list below; - 20 minutes Inside out forehand to 3 cross court targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Inside in forehand to down the line targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Combination of above with two players at receiving end players can advance to net Inside forehand shot followed by recovery players are fed an inside forehand before being hit down the line. Players decide where to hit their next shot whilst on the move to the wide ball Two cross courts, one down the line continuous combination and reverse Two baseline feeders one net player working on touch down the line and angled cross court volleys One midcourt feeder baseline player hits wide short angled and down the line forehands (passing shots) Repeat the above with backhands (passing shot possibilities) 31

32 Players are continually fed down the line feeds on both sides from two baseliners. The player has to respond by moving quickly and hitting cross court replies Same as the above only this time the two baseliners continually feed cross court. The player responds by hitting down the line replies One team has to serve. Returning team float or hit a slow/short return for the serving team to put their second shot deep into the corners or short angles. *Cross court and down the line serving team hits down the line, receiving team hits cross court only with points but not penalised for hitting the incorrect area they however can t gain an advantage from such a shot. Change up with serving team hitting cross court Full Singles Point Practice 15 minutes This can be done in either team or individual basis and with a scoring system of the coach s choosing Clear Up, Cool Down, Summary and Award Player of the Week - 5 minutes End of lesson 8 End of MTI Green Grade 1 Lesson Phase

33 MTI Green Grade 1 Phase 2 Lesson Plan LESSON PHASE 2 Lesson 1 (of 8) 90 minutes *Award a player of the week no certificates as these can be confused with their MTI awards! Warm up and Conditioning Core Drills 20 minutes Warm Up core drills are designed to physically and mentally motivate players during the racquet and ball warm up half court or full court depending on numbers start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Mandatory Warm Up and Conditioning Drills Plyometrics designed to raise the pulse and dynamically stretch muscles Realistic anaerobic fitness drills to various parts of court working on speed and movement Ball Drop Drills including the tracking drill to enhance movement whilst tracking and racquet head speed Racquet and Ball Warm Up Drill Selection - Choose from List or Create Your Own Players start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Throw and catch service box rally to identify singles court positioning depending on situation players attempt to position themselves in the middle of triangle base; the position of which will be dependent on opponent s ball contact point. Drill can also be used to denote cross court targets; centre, corner, short and down the line. Any service box rally variation with cone with points Volley rally variation two touch, volley head then volley No man s land rally with points practice taking the ball on the rise with points Baseline rally rising to full speed and power 3 shot drill - with serve return and third shot with points ( only server scores) As above with serve and volley with points Hit the return and charge with points 33

34 Slow ball attack drill players feed slow balls for their partner to attack and play point out. Play two points and change Rally where one player must ghost when they so wish during rally. Play point out Drop shot and lob and recovery/smash drill Easy Feed/Rally Progressions developing power and consistency on drive volleys - 30 minutes 1. Players work in pairs. Player 1/coach feeds rising and dropping lob feeds to player 2 who stands in service box and hits slowly up and across the ball or just across the ball depending on height on forehand side back to player Player 2 moves back as they feel able to do so. Once at the back player 2 can increase their last minute acceleration. 3. After an allotted time the players swap roles 4. Repeat steps 1 and 2 but with players hitting drive volley backhands 5. Part points with target areas; Either in teams or as individuals. Player 1/coach feeds lob feeds to player 2 who has to hit either cross court or down the line drive volleys as the coach chooses. Players play out points with scoring system. Players then change roles Coach to monitor player(s) progress via NTT tool and/or progress sheets Tactical core - full court - drills team singles start at 50% then increase to full power when coach deems Please select from the list below; - 20 minutes Inside out forehand to 3 cross court targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Inside in forehand to down the line targets one team feeds other continuous rally of same Combination of above with two players at receiving end players can advance to net Inside forehand shot followed by recovery players are fed an inside forehand before being hit down the line. Players decide where to hit their next shot whilst on the move to the wide ball 34

35 Two cross courts, one down the line continuous combination and reverse Two baseline feeders one net player working on touch down the line and angled cross court volleys One midcourt feeder baseline player hits wide short angled and down the line forehands (passing shots) Repeat the above with backhands (passing shot possibilities) Players are continually fed down the line feeds on both sides from two baseliners. The player has to respond by moving quickly and hitting cross court replies Same as the above only this time the two baseliners continually feed cross court. The player responds by hitting down the line replies One team has to serve. Returning team float or hit a slow/short return for the serving team to put their second shot deep into the corners or short angles. *Cross court and down the line serving team hits down the line, receiving team hits cross court only with points but not penalised for hitting the incorrect area they however can t gain an advantage from such a shot. Change up with serving team hitting cross court Full Singles Point Practice 15 minutes This can be done in either team or individual basis and with a scoring system of the coach s choosing Clear Up, Cool Down, Summary and Award Player of the Week - 5 minutes End of lesson