Racquet Sports
- Course Number:
- PE 183N
- Transcript Title:
- Racquet Sports
- Created:
- Aug 15, 2022
- Updated:
- Aug 15, 2022
- Total Credits:
- 1
- Lecture Hours:
- 0
- Lecture / Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 30
- Satisfies Cultural Literacy requirement:
- No
- Satisfies General Education requirement:
- No
- Grading Options
- A-F, P/NP, Audit
- Default Grading Options
- A-F
- Repeats available for credit:
- 2
Course Description
Introduces one or more racquet sports. Emphasizes rules, equipment, techniques and strategy for both singles and doubles play. Develops fun recreational skills and strategies for maintaining lifelong health and fitness. Audit available.
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion students should be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the basic skills, techniques, and game strategies used in one or more racquet sports.
- Develop and apply strategies for maintaining lifelong health and fitness.
- Understand and apply, in a game situation, the applicable rules for one or more racquet sports.
- Use appropriate warm-up, stretching, and cool-down techniques.
Suggested Outcome Assessment Strategies
- Demonstrations
- Pre and Post Testing of Physical Fitness
- Written exams and assignments
Course Activities and Design
The determination of teaching strategies used in the delivery of outcomes is generally left to the discretion of the instructor. Here are some strategies that you might consider when designing your course: lecture, small group/forum discussion, flipped classroom, dyads, oral presentation, role play, simulation scenarios, group projects, service learning projects, hands-on lab, peer review/workshops, cooperative learning (jigsaw, fishbowl), inquiry based instruction, differentiated instruction (learning centers), graphic organizers, etc.
Course Content
- Introduce basic rules and background information
- background of sport
- equipment
- game rules, scoring
- etiquette
- Basic strokes (varies as per specific racquet sport)
- grip
- ground strokes – forehand, backhand
- other – serve, smash, lob, drive, drop shot
- Court strategy and position
- singles and doubles
- forecourt/backcourt
- serving and receiving
- Alternative styles of game play
- collaborative – practice/warm-up
- competitive – individual/team competition/tournaments
- Avoiding injuries – warm-up, stretching, and cool down techniques
- Benefits of engaging in activities that support lifelong health and fitness