8 August 2025 | Tennis Tasmania

Activity of the Term is a game that serves as our progression from Term 2’s activity, Seal Claps! This can be used across multiple year levels in Primary and introduces teamwork and projection skills. 

1. Define a playing area with cones, or just use the open space.  

1. Students form pairs and are positioned in a safe space opposite each other approximately one metre apart with one tennis ball. 

1. Student 1 projects the ball with an underarm throwing action towards Student 2, both students clap once, allow the ball to bounce and Student 2 catches the ball. 

1. After successfully completing this sequence, Student 2 then returns the ball to Student 1 with the same action, however both students then attempt to clap twice. 

1. Students alternate the underarm throw and attempt to complete as many ‘clap sequences’ as possible. 

Tip: Progression can be that the ball is not permitted to bounce. To decrease the difficulty, you can reduce the playing area and to increase the difficulty, you can expand the playing area.