KS4 · Physical education · Year 10
Working in pairs to workout and win
Health and wellbeing: cardio tennis
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Your learning goal
I can work effectively with a partner to communicate and cover the court.
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Working in pairs to workout and win: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can work effectively with a partner to communicate and cover the court.
Key learning points
- Move: reactions are sped up by performing a split step as the opponent hits the ball.
- Move: covering the court effectively requires applying advanced speed, reaction time, agility, balance and coordination.
- Think: applying advanced speed, reaction time, agility, balance and coordination are essential for success.
- Feel: established pairings have a strong sense of belonging and demonstrate self-motivation to work hard throughout.
- Connect: when the ball is hit down the middle, effective communication is essential to decide who is best to hit it.
Words to know
- communication
- exchanging information between players, coaches and officials via verbal and non-verbal means
- poaching
- the net player moves across to hit a shot intended for their partner
- decision making
- the process of selecting the best course of action from multiple options
Common mistakes
Pupils choose to play with one player at the net and their partner at the back of the court.
Splitting front and back leaves a huge gap diagonally through your court that the opposition can exploit.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Group pupils with similar ability to work on the same court and remember to focus on intensity of exercise as well as tennis tactics.