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| 1. Description - |
| Competitive intercollegiate tennis working toward personal development,athletic scholarship, and career opportunities.
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| Prerequisite: None
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| Co-requisite: None
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| Advisory: Not open to students with credit in H P 40E.
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| 2. Course Objectives - |
| The student will be able to:
- perform tennis skills related to each athlete's specialized team objectives.
- prepare to compete in a highly organized team sport at a maximum level of competition.
- apply and practice skills learned and show improvement.
- analyze effectively the opposing team's play and strategies.
- demonstrate through performance the development of physical fitness levels in strength, endurance, and health.
- identify official rules and their interpretations to enhance performance.
- display proper sportsmanship on and off the court.
- explain the elements and actions involved in an athletic philosophy.
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| 3. Special Facilities and/or Equipment - |
| Collegiate tennis courts and tennis racquets.
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| 4. Course Content (Body of knowledge) - |
| - Advanced development of fundamental skills of tennis
- backhand
- smashing
- volleying
- lobbying
- slashing
- serve
- Strategies
- offensive
- singles
- doubles
- court positions
- net play
- approach
- defensive
- singles
- doubles
- court positions
- net play
- Physical fitness development
- muscle strength
- muscle endurance
- aerobics and anaerobic conditioning
- flexibility
- Rules and regulations
- faults
- court and net
- scoring
- service
- change of ends
- service court errors
- Sportsmanship and etiquette
- mutual respect
- distracting an opponent
- joy of competition
- zeal of excellence
- rivalry and camaraderie
- Individual and team philosophy
- motivation
- philosophy
- pride
- excellence
- sacrifice
- success
- integrity
- perseverance
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| 5. Repeatability - Moved to header area. |
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| 6. Methods of Evaluation - |
| - Subjective assessment of physical skills and performance by direct coach's observation
- individual and team critiques
- video analysis
- student-athlete counseling: academic involvement, athletic department eligibility
- individual improvement, performance, and contribution to the total team effort
- Objective assessment of performance
- individual statistical record
- participation and attendance in athletic competitions
- final evaluations
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| 7. Representative Text(s) - |
| Current NCAA Rulebook.
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| 8. Disciplines - |
| Physical Education
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| 9. Method of Instruction - |
| Lecture, Discussion, Cooperative learning exercises, Laboratory, Demonstration,
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| 10. Lab Content - |
| This is a PE activity course. All lab content is covered in course content.
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| 11. Honors Description - No longer used. Integrated into main description section. |
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| 12. Types and/or Examples of Required Reading, Writing and Outside of Class Assignments - No content |
| 13. Need/Justification - |
| This course meets the Foothill GE Requirements for Area VII, Lifelong Learning.
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