MY FIRST SERVE PLAYBOOK. Congratulations On Completing the Game Challenge! I am in the grade. on (Write in today s date)

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2 Cngratulatins On Cmpleting the Game Challenge! MY FIRST SERVE PLAYBOOK This is t certify that My name is. (write yur full name abve) has met the fllwing requirements fr NJTL s First Serve Life Skills Curriculum Game Challenge: Participated in all life skills lessns Participated in all tennis lessns I Live in, (City) I am in the grade. (State) Cmpleted all Playbk activities Cmpleted all My Serve activities Passed a written assessment f life skills Passed an instructr led demnstratin f life skills I jined NJTL at (Playgrund r tennis facility lcatin) n (Write in tday s date) (signature f teacher r cach) Date: 32 1

3 WELCOME! Welcme t NJTL! It s great t have yu n the team. NJTL is a place yu can make many new friends and have lts f fun learning t play the exciting sprt f tennis. NJTL was funded in 1969 by tennis champin and humanitarian Arthur Ashe wh wanted t prvide a place fr children t play tennis but als t learn life skills and t build character. The First Serve Life Skills Curriculum will help yu achieve n the tennis curt, at hme, and in the classrm. As yu learn t play tennis, yu ll practice many physical skills like yur frehand, backhand, serve, and vlley, which all help yu win pints n the curt. Yu ll als learn the rules f tennis, hw t keep scre, and hw t play in turnaments. At the same time, yu ll be learning life skills that give yu pwer ff the curt skills like teamwrk, psitive thinking, and hw t achieve gals yu really want in life. Once yu ve mastered these skills, yu ll be n yur way t d better in schl, be a mre valuable member f yur cmmunity, and, as yu get lder, find a jb r g t cllege. Match: Made up f at least tw sets, which in turn are made up f at least six games each. Sme turnament matches require 2 ut f 3 sets t win; thers require 3 ut f 5 sets t win. Net: The net that runs between the tw halves f the curt. Out: A ball landing utside the lines. Overhead: A strke used by players when the ball is high ver their head. Rally: When players hit the ball back and frth ver the net successfully. Receiver: The player wh must hit back (return) the ball after it has been served. Return: A tennis sht that returns the ball t the ther player wh has just served. Serve r service: The beginning sht f every pint in tennis. The persn serving must hit frm a particular place (behind the baseline) diagnally t a particular place n the ppsite curt (within the ppsite service bx). Server: The persn serving the ball. Service bx: The fur sides f the service bx are defined by the side line, the center line, the net, and the service line. Set: Made up f at least six games. It takes 2 t 5 sets t win a match. Singles: A game played by tw players, ne n either side f the net. In singles, the curt is 27 feet wide. Vlley: A strke hit by the player befre the ball tuches the grund. NJTL encurages yu t participate ften and have fun. And remember, NJTL is here t help yu develp real life pwer, n and ff the curt. 2 31

4 List Of Tennis Terms Ace: A gd serve that the ther player is unable t hit back r even tuch. Backhand: A grundstrke hit with the back f the hand ging tward the net. Baseline: The line at the end f a tennis curt. Break f serve: Where the serving player lses the game. Deuce: The scre in a game where bth players are tied, with 40 pints apiece. Duble fault: When the serving player misses bth the first and secnd serves and lses the pint. Dubles: A game with fur players n the curt, tw n each team. Drp sht: A sht where the ball stps very quickly and hardly bunces. Fault: A serve that lands utside the crrect service bx. Fllw-thrugh: Where a player cntinues t swing the racket in the directin f the strke after the ball has been hit. (Gd fllw-thrugh affects the length, directin, and speed f the ball.) Frehand: A grundstrke hit with the palm f the hand ging tward the net. Game: Part f a set. A player has t win at least six games t win a set and t win tw mre games than the ppnent. Grundstrke: Any sht played after the ball has bunced (whether frehand r backhand). Let: A pint where the ball being served tuches the net but still lands in the crrect service bx n the ther curt. This pint must be played ver. Lb: A ball hit high int the air ver the head f an ppnent. Lve: A scre f zer in tennis ling. Game Level 30 3

5 GAME LEVEL LIFE SKILLS Ntes Hw t be a team player hw t intrduce yurself hw participating makes learning mre fun Hw t think and act in psitive ways Why rules are imprtant in tennis and in life Hw gd hygiene helps yu stay healthy Hw t talk with ther peple hw t pay attentin and listen hw t ask gd questins Hw diversity strengthens a team While yu practice yur tennis! 4 9

6 Ntes Intrducing Yurself Hw can yu make a gd impressin when meeting smene new? Wrk tgether t fill in the blanks. S U and T L the ther persn and S Offer a F H State yur name L and C A a Q if yu need anything r want t talk with them. 28 5

7 Hw Can I Participate at First Serve? Ntes Wrk tgether t fill in as many blanks as pssible. SH U fr lessns L t the instructr H thers A questins F instructins 6 27

8 Ntes Hw Can I Benefit Frm Participating? Wrk tgether t fill in as many blanks as pssible. I can have mre F. I can make mre F. I can L faster. 26 7

9 My serve MY SERVE Intrduce yurself t an adult at schl r in the cmmunity. (Fr example: teacher, principal, minister, park directr, cach) Remember: Stand up straight and tall Lk at the ther persn and smile Offer a firm handshake State yur name lud and clear Ask a questin if yu need infrmatin Talk t this persn abut what yu are learning at First Serve. Take ntes n what happened: Persn s Name: Persn s Title: What was his/her reatin: Diversity Observatin Describe the persn: Hw is the persn the same as yu? Hw is the persn different frm yu? What can yu learn frm this persn? Place: Date: 8 25

10 Hw D We Measure Up? my psitive self-talk business cards Teammates Names: Height Arm length frm shulder t finger tip Leg length frm hip bne t ft Name My Psitive Self-Talk Mtt Head size (arund frehead) Ft length, heel t big te Width f hand, fingers/ thumbs spread ut Width f full smile! Length f hair Name My Psitive Self-Talk Mtt Width f eyebrw 24 9

11 Being A Valuable Team Player: The Three P s Learning can be fun, in tennis r at schl. T have mre fun, be a great team player, and make prgress, remember the three P s: PARTICIPATE: Shw up, ask questins, and help teammates BE POSITIVE: Psitive thughts, talk, and actins Practice t Imprve: Stay fcused, keep trying, it takes time and effrt t learn Are my TEAMMATES The Same Or Different? Questins t Ask Three Other Peple #1 #2 #3 1. What is yur ethnic heritage? (African American, Hispanic, Asian, Eurpean, Native American, etc.) 2. What languages d yu speak at hme? 3. What is yur favrite fd? 4. What is yur favrite sng? 5. What is yur favrite subject in schl? 6. Which utdr sprt, besides tennis, d yu like the mst? 7. What is yur favrite indr game? 8. What famus persn d yu like the mst? 9. D yu play tennis right-handed, left-handed, r tw-handed? 10. What clr hair d yu have? 10 23

12 My Serve My Serve Infrmatinal Jb Interview Interview Steps: 1. Ask pen questins. Why did yu chse yur current jb? What kinds f things d yu d n the jb? Hw did yu prepare r get trained fr yur jb What d yu like mst abut yur jb? What is the mst difficult part f yur jb 2. Listen carefully t the persn s answers r cmments. 3. Respnd t keep the cnversatin ging. WHAT DID YOU LEARN ABOUT THE JOB? Persn s Name: Jb Title: Date: Psitive Talk and Actin at Schl: Date: I can have fun and learn mre if I think, talk, and act in a psitive way. Psitive self-talk, examples: Psitive cmments t thers, examples: Psitive actins tward myself r thers, examples: 22 11

13 The Tennis Curt Being A Gd Listener Lk at the plan f a tennis curt shwn belw and name as many parts as yu can. Write yur answers in the spaces crrespnding t the numbers n the curt. 1) N 2) B 3) S L 4) C S L 5) A 6) S S 7) D S 8) S B Being a gd listener is a gd way t shw R t the ther persn. A gd listener des nt I until the ther persn has finished. A gd listener desn t T until the ther persn has finished. A gd listener P A. A gd listener L at the ther persn. A gd listener 6 8 A gd listener

14 Identifying Open And Clsed Questins D yu enjy ging t schl? What d yu d after schl? D yu play ther sprts besides tennis? What did yu d during the summer vacatin? Hw culd yu imprve yur tennis game? D yu watch tennis matches n TV? Why d yu like riding a bicycle? D yu live in a huse r an apartment? (pen) What D These Tennis Terms Mean? Use a few wrds t describe each tennis term: Ace Dubles Let Rally Return Frehand Vlley Serve Lb (clsed) Lve 20 13

15 Shwing I care abut and Respect Others MY SERVE Things I D t Shw I Care abut Myself Etiquette and respect are imprtant in the game f tennis. Can yu describe what these tw wrds mean? Persnal Hygiene Take a shwer r bath Hw ften? Etiquette: Respect: Give ne example f: Hw yu culd shw respect t each ther: Hw yu culd shw respect t the instructr: Brush my teeth Flss my teeth Wash my hair Cmb r tie up my hair Wash my hands befre eating Cut my fingernails and tenails Wear sun blck Hw can adults shw respect t yu: Persn s Name: Persn s Title: Actins added abve: Yes N Date: 14 19

16 Clthing n The Curt MY FIRST SERVE CODE OF CONDUCT I THINK AND ACT IN WAYS THAT SHOW: I Care abut Myself 18 I Care abut Others I Care abut My Envirnment 18 15

17 my serve Shwing I CARE ABOUT Myself Sharing My First Serve Cde f Cnduct Taking Care f My Bdy: Persnal Hygiene Hw ften? Share the Cde f Cnduct with an adult (a teacher, principal, minister, park directr, cach). Remember: 1. Shw the three parts f the Cde f Cnduct. 2. Explain why yu think each part is imprtant. 3. Talk abut what yu learn at First Serve. 4. Ask the persn t talk abut sme rules he r she fllws at hme r wrk. Persn s Name: Persn s Title: Examples f rules: Take a shwer r bath Brush my teeth Flss my teeth Wash my hair Cmb r tie up my hair Wash my hands befre eating Cut my fingernails and tenails Wear sun blck Cver any cuts and scrapes 16 17