PEB 1138
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TENNIS
Example Syllabus
Tennis Courts or Gar 118 for first two days and bad weather
COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is designed to teach the concepts and skills involved in recreational tennis.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of tennis rules, game plans, and strategy as measured by quizzes and exams.
2. Demonstrate tennis skills as measured by forehand, backhand, forehand volley, backhand volley, serve and lob
skills tests.
3. Employ leadership skills by officiating in a tournament setting.
REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Tennis balls will be provided; but you will need to bring your own racquet.
Recommended TEXT:
James E. Bryant. Game/Set/Match: A Tennis guide. 6th Edition. Thomson Wadsworth
CLASS PROCEDURES:
Department of Health and Human Performance Absentee Policy:
Missing 6 or more academic hours of class is considered excessive. An hour class absence = 1 miss and a 1.5
hour class absence = 1.5 misses. In PEB classes students have the option of receiving an ‘S’ or a ‘U’ grade which
will not be used in GPA calculation (with an ‘S’ you still get the hour credit). This will be contracted by the last
formal day of class. You may not receive an ‘S’ if you miss more than 6 academic hours; you will receive
the grade you earn. Once a grade has been issued, no S/U to letter grade change (or letter grade to S/U) will be
permitted
-No attendance make up is permitted.
-Attendance will be taken at 10:10 pm, if you don’t get to the class by then you will not get credit for the class. Class will
be dismissed at 10:50 am each day to allow time to get to the next class.
-Late arrival and/or early departure may be counted against the Student’s attendance at the discretion of the instructor.
-After two absences, each additional miss will result in 5 points being deducted from the final attendance grade.
It is important to participate in class activities. On rain days we will meet back in Garrison gymnasium and go from
there. It is the student’s responsibility to remain abreast of changes.
Participation - in order to receive credit for participation the student must dress out and be physically active in the
class. Students who choose to sit on the side line will not get credit for being in the class and this will count against
their attendance and participation points.
DRESS CODE:
Suitable clothing for athletic activity, such as T-shirt, Track pants, gym shorts, sweatpants. Students enrolled in PEB
classes may check out a pair of shorts, t-shirt, exercise towel, and bath towel on a class by class basis. Please wear good
tennis shoes or appropriate footwear. Shoes with black soles are not allowed on the tennis courts.
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GRADING:
There are 200 possible points to obtain. Grades will be based on:
• Attendance + participation (100 points possible)
• Skills (50 points possible) skills test based 5 skills tests that will include:
- Forehand
- Backhand
- Forehand volley
- Backhand volley
- Serve
During the skills tests the students will be required to make legal plays into a designated area that will be marked
off. In other words, the ball must land inside marked area to receive points. Points for the skill will be 2 points for
every legal play.
• Knowledge (50 points possible) based on short quizzes.
The Grading System to be used is based on percentages: A = 94% and above, A- = 90-93, B+ = 86-89, B = 84-85, B= 80-83, C+ = 76-79, C = 74-75, C- = 70-73, D+ = 66-69, D = 64-65, D- = 60-63, F = 59 and below. “I”s and “W”s
are not available as a grade once coursework has been completed just because you do not like your grade.. If you stop
attending class and do not have yourself formally dropped (your name is still on the roll), you will receive an
‘F’ in the class. Tuesday, November 4th is the last day to withdraw from a class. Remember that you are only
allowed 6 Ws throughout your academic career and drops must be initiated by the student. Students need to
get a drop form from the Welcome Center, fill it out, and have it signed by the instructor by the due date. Do
this early as not all instructors are on campus full time.
CLASS ENVIRONMENT
Please respect others in class by turning your cell phone off. Phone calls are not to be taken at any time during class and
cell phones cannot be used as calculators. The schedule and procedures in this course are subject to change in the event of
extenuating circumstances. By maintaining enrollment in this course, you agree to abide be all points in this syllabus and
the University’s policies and procedures. If at any time during the course you are unhappy with your performance, please
contact me immediately. Failure to contact me immediately will most likely result in repeated poor performance and will
tremendously limit your options.
SAFETY CONCERNS
As with any physical activity class, there is an inherent risk of injury associated with participation. The University of
Houston does not carry health insurance for students in activity classes. The Department of Health & Human Performance
and its Instructors are in no way responsible for injuries incurred as a result of participation in its classes.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY
Students are expected to abide by the university’s academic honesty policy in all matters concerning this course.
(http://www.uh.edu/dos/hdbk/acad/achonpol.html). In particular, plagiarism, “Representing as one’s own work the work
of another without acknowledging the source,” whether intentional or unintentional, will not be tolerated. Individuals
who are caught plagiarizing on an assignment or cheating in any way will receive an F in the course.
ADA STATEMENT:
When possible, and in accordance with 504/ADA guidelines, we will attempt to provide reasonable academic
accommodations tostudents who request and require them. Please call the Center for Students with DisABILITIES at
ext. 3-5400 for more assistance..
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