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Tennis · Level 8: Expert · Sub-level 8.4

Designing a Practice Session

4 tests · 40 facts · updated 12 October 2026 · markdown

Building a session that teaches: the plan and its parts, progressions from simple to complex, coaching points that help, and running a group well and safely.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1The session planTake a test

  1. A single objective tells the coach which activities belong in the session.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  2. A closing game tests the practised skill under more realistic conditions.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  3. A short review fixes the session's main lesson in the player's mind.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  4. Too many themes dilute the practice so none is learned well.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  5. Ready adjustments let the coach keep every player at the right challenge.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  6. Honest notes link one session to the next.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  7. The activity should practise the theme in a game-like way.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · applied

  8. Sessions usually run from warm-up through the main work to a game and a review.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  9. The objective drives the activities, adjustments and practical checks.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  10. The main practice usually takes the most time in the session.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · applied

Test 2ProgressionsTake a test

  1. Each step adds a little more challenge once the previous one is managed.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  2. In a closed drill the player knows what is coming, so they can focus on technique.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  3. Open drills add uncertainty, closer to match play.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  4. Real rallies require reading spin, pace and direction.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  5. Changing ball speed, target size or court size brings success back within reach.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  6. Each of these adds demand without changing the theme.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  7. Moving from cooperative to competitive keeps the theme and adds pressure.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · applied

  8. Predictable feeds are closed; a live point is fully open.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  9. The progression moves from no ball, to fed balls, to rallies, to points.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  10. An opponent who tries to win the point appears at the competitive step.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · applied

Test 3Coaching points and observationTake a test

  1. A coaching point is a brief, usable instruction or cue.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  2. Too much talk overloads attention and cuts practice time.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  3. The coach watches, decides what matters, and then acts.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  4. Patterns over several attempts reveal what really needs changing.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  5. Freezing the play lets the coach point out a situation while it is visible.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  6. A short cue triggers the idea without slowing the player down.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  7. It is specific and tells the player what to do and when.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · applied

  8. Coaching loops back to observation to check whether the intervention worked.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  9. A cue word barely stops play; a freeze stops it the longest.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  10. A side view shows the swing path and contact point best.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · applied

Test 4Running a group safelyTake a test

  1. Players can turn an ankle or fall on a stray ball, so courts are kept clear.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  2. Good organisation keeps activity high and the swing zones of players apart.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  3. Good sessions keep queues short so that most of the time is spent playing.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  4. Adjusting difficulty lets everyone work on the theme at the right challenge.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  5. Spacing in drills prevents players being struck by a racket.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  6. Play stops at once so the player can be assessed; serious injuries need emergency services.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  7. Rotation spreads the coaching and keeps players engaged.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  8. Safety checks and rules come before any activity.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · recall

  9. The fewer players waiting, the more each one plays.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · applied

  10. Pairs hitting together are active most of the time; a long queue leaves players waiting.

    Source: General coaching methodology reference (coach education) · applied

Sources

ITF coach-education materials, ITF Coaching & Sport Science Review, federation curricula, motor-learning and youth-sport research as summarised in coach education; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered ITF rules belong to the Rules category.

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