Tennis Origins, Rules, and Techniques: A Comprehensive Look
Tennis: Origins and History
1. What Game is Believed to be the Most Direct Antecedent of Tennis?
Jeu de Paume, originating in France, is considered the most direct antecedent of modern tennis.
2. When Was the ATP Formed?
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in 1972 to control men’s tournaments and competitions. It was not founded in 1912 (that was the International Tennis Federation).
3. Tennis at the Olympic Games
Tennis was initially included in the Olympics as a demonstration sport.
Read MoreMastering Motor Skills and Rhythm in Sports
Understanding Specific Motor Skills
Specific skills involve physical movement. Their key characteristics include:
- Great efficiency in physical movements
- Economy of movement
- Specificity
- Complexity
To improve specific skills, we must:
- Gather the necessary information
- Try out the new task
- Make informed decisions
Mechanisms Involved in Motor Tasks
Three mechanisms are involved in a motor task, following this process:
- Perception
- Decision-making
- Execution
Categories of Specific Skills
Specific skills can be grouped into
Read MoreTechniques for Temporal Orientation and Mobility Skills
Temporal Orientation Techniques
- Psychostimulation: Psychological therapy addresses situations where a person experiences limited sensory stimulation, either due to an impoverished environment or a lack of motivation.
This technique involves exercises to stimulate tactile, auditory, gustatory, visual, and olfactory sensations, as well as perceptions of heat, cold, movement, body position, and internal organ activity. Activities include drawing or painting workshops, listening to music, learning to
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Ball Sports: Terms and Types
Galotxa and Related Sports
Galotxa: Similar to the ladder and rope game, but played on the street (natural or artificial).
Galotxetes: This mode is played in Galotxetes, with a small team of one or two players. A point is scored every time you touch the ball, or the opponent fails to pass the string or insert the ball into one of the caixons (holes in the sides of the Galotxetes).
Long: This appears to be the oldest form, played in the street, and features rays, a kind of
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Handball Training Drills
Implementation Drills
In pairs, the group stands opposite each other and practices passing with both hands using a handball.
With pins placed horizontally about 9 feet from the launch line, students throw a plastic ball, each time using a different release technique, to knock down the pins.
In pairs, partners move forward with a ball, alternating passes every 2 meters. Upon reaching the designated area, one partner throws the ball, attempting to get it through a ring attached
Read MoreMotor Skills Training: Drills and Activities
Thematic Block 1: Driving Skills
Unit: Turns
Objectives:
- Initiations on the longitudinal axis.
Opener:
In pairs, run down the field. When couples are turning, clasp hands and cushion your body.
Materials:
Our bodies
Main Part:
- Run smoothly and complete one lap in the air.
- Apata lame.
- Tumbados give money on the floor, turn croquette.
- Couples: one turns to the other by the arms.
Final Part:
Teaching somersaults: all body parts attached, head down, chin tucked.