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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
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1. |
Introduction to table tennis |
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a. General introduction |
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b. Equipment |
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Grip |
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a. Demonstrate shakehands and
penhold grips |
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b. Have kids line up and
demonstrate grips |
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3. |
Ball bouncing |
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a. Demonstrate |
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b. Have kids practice |
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c. See how many they can do in a row |
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4. |
Free play or relay races |
Day 2
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1. |
Have kids line up and
demonstrate grip again |
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2. |
Ball bouncing practice |
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3. |
Table tennis etiquette |
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a. Proper conduct |
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b. Care of equipment
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4. |
Forehand demonstration
(with partner or with video) |
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5. |
Class shadow-strokes
forehand together |
Day 3
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1. |
Demonstrate grip |
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2. |
Ball bouncing |
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3. |
Serve demonstration |
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a. Forehand topspin |
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b. Forehand backspin |
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4. |
Serve practice - players catch each other’s serve |
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5. |
Games - Brazilian teams suggested |
Day 4
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1. |
Ball bouncing
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2. |
Class show-strokes forehand together
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3. |
Forehand practice
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a. Preferably one-by-one with two instructors
doing multiball - one feeding and the
other guiding the stroke
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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.
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4. |
Forehand to forehand practice - Players are also practicing
forehand topspin serve
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Day 5
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1. |
Class shadow-strokes forehand together
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2. |
Forehand to forehand practice
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3. |
Games - Brazilian teams or ash tray table tennis
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Day 6
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1.
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Backhand serve demonstration
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a. Backhand topspin
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b. Backhand backspin
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2.
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Backhand serve practice
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3.
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Forehand to forehand practice
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4.
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Games - Relay races or Brazilian teams
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Day 7
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1.
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Ball bouncing
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a. Forehand side of racquet
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b. Backhand side of the racquet.
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2.
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Backhand demonstration
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3.
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Backhand practice
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a. Preferable one by one with two instructors doing multiball - one feeding and
the other guiding the stroke
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b. If not the above, then pair kids on tables. Instructor should move from table
to table and try to work with each player.
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4.
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Backhand to backhand practice
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Copyright Larry Hodges
Copyright
Mark Nordby, Dan Seemiller, John Oros
Copyright USA Table Tennis
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