Doubles Strategy & Communication
Tennis
•Year 6
•6 Lessons
This unit elevates Year 6 students from individual tennis skills to sophisticated doubles partnership, combining advanced shot techniques with tactical awareness and official game understanding. The focus is on developing communication, strategic thinking, and competitive fairness whilst mastering challenging shots like the two-handed backhand and lob. Through progressive doubles play, students learn to work as genuine tennis partnerships, applying official scoring and umpiring skills in authentic competitive situations.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can effective communication and positioning help us dominate the court in doubles tennis?
Key Objectives:
- • To play doubles tennis using clear communication to score points against opposition
- • To defend points using teamwork skills and tactical positioning
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we use the two-handed backhand shot effectively to control the ball and create strategic advantages in tennis?
Key Objectives:
- • Demonstrate correct stance and technique for a two-handed backhand shot with increasing control and consistency
- • Identify and explain when and why to use a backhand shot in game situations for tactical advantage
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we use the lob shot strategically to outmanoeuvre opponents in tennis?
Key Objectives:
- • To understand and demonstrate the technique for performing a lob shot
- • To apply the lob shot tactically in game situations
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How can we apply the official tennis scoring system to become skilled umpires and fair competitors?
Key Objectives:
- • To apply the correct rules and scoring system in tennis games
- • To umpire singles and doubles tennis games accurately
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can effective positioning and partnership help us dominate the tennis court?
Key Objectives:
- • To understand and apply basic positioning strategies in doubles tennis
- • To work effectively with a partner to score points using tactical movement
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we work as a doubles team to outplay our opponents using tactical positioning and shot selection?
Key Objectives:
- • Use doubles positioning to explore attacking and defensive play
- • Work collaboratively with a partner to develop and implement tactics against other pairs