History
• 1965: Seattle, WA
(Bainbridge Island)
• 3 US Congressmen
• Family game
• “Pickles”, the dog
• Game grew,
now played in thousands of P.E. programs…
Psychomotor
– Underhand Serve
– Forehand
– Backhand
– Drop Shot
– Dink Shot
– Overhead
Smash/slam
– Half Volley
– Lob
– Carry
– Passing Shot
– Volley
– All locomotor
movement
Underhand Serve
• The arm must be moving in an upward arc
and the paddle head shall be below the wrist
when it strikes the ball
• The serve must
be made with an
underhand stroke so that
contact with the ball is made below waist level
Forehand/Backhand
• Forehand groundstroke:
– Hitting the ball after one bounce with
your dominant hand.
• Backhand groundstroke:
– Hitting the ball after one bounce with
your non-dominant hand.
Overhead Smash/Slam
• A hard,
overhand shot
usually
resulting from
an opponent’s
lob, high return,
or high bounce
Lob & Volley
• Lob:
– A shot that returns the ball as high and
deep as possible, forcing the opposing side
back to the baseline.
• Volley:
– Hitting the ball in the air, during a rally,
before the ball has a chance to bounce onto
the court.
Service Rules
• Serve Motion
• Server Position
• The Serve
Service Rules Continued…
• The Receiver
• Double Bounce
• Readiness
Service Rules Continued…
• Service Faults • Service Lets
– Missed hit
– Touches permanent
object
– Ball touches partner or
self
– Lands on non-volley
line
– Hits net and lands on
non-volley line or in
zone
– Lands outside service
court
– Hits net and lands
outside service court
– Touches net, strap, or
band, and still lands in
service court
– Served when receiver is
not ready
– Ball hits net and
strikes receiver or
receiver’s partner
– Time out due to object in
playing area
Service Sequence Rules
• Singles
– Service starts in
right hand court
– Alternate from right
to left to right…
– Serve crosscourt
• Doubles
– Service starts in
right-hand court
– Serve crosscourt
– Team serving initial
serve of game can
commit only 1 fault
– Receiver is only
player who can
return
– Receiving team does
not alternate
positions.
Non-Volley Zone
Scoring
Vocabulary
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Carry
Cross-Court
Dead Ball
Dink Shot
Double Bounce
Double Hit
Drop Shot
Fault
Groundstroke
Half Volley
Hinder
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Let
Lob
Non-Volley Zone
One Hand Out
Overhead
Slam/Smash
Passing Shot
Rally
Service Court
Side Out
Technical Foul
Volley
Equipment
• Clothing
• Net
• Balls
• Paddles
Court
Affective
• Sportsmanship
• Safety
• Teamwork
• Positive Encouragement
• Respect during all activities