Deck 25: Striking With Rackets and Paddles

Question 1

Cues for striking with rackets and paddles that are important for children at the control level include all of the following EXCEPT

A) stiff wrist.
B) opposite foot.
C) eyes on target.
D) flat paddle.
E) watch the ball.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Self-designed racket games,Wall Ball,and aerial net games are all examples of appropriate striking tasks for children at the

A) precontrol level of skill development.
B) control level of skill development.
C) utilization level of skill development.
D) proficiency level of skill development.

Answer 2

D

Question 3

At the control level of striking with rackets and paddles,children can contact an object repeatedly without missing and can send the object various distances and in different directions.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Striking with implements is a skill that children enjoy and can be taught to younger children if equipment is modified,such as using rackets with shorter handles.

Question 5

Students at the __________ generic level of skill proficiency level benefit from striking an object suspended from a string.

Question 6

The most notable reason why striking with rackets and paddles and striking with long-handled implements are complex skills for children is

A) because it is difficult to achieve accuracy in tossing or dropping the object to be contacted.
B) because of the need for the development of visual tracking.
C) because hand-eye coordination is more difficult at a distance from the body.
D) all of the choices are correct
E) both because of the need for the development of visual tracking and because hand-eye coordination is more difficult at a distance from the body.

Question 7

Striking with paddles and rackets should be taught in conjunction with striking with body parts,specifically the hand.

Question 8

Important observation points for striking with rackets and paddles include all of the following EXCEPT

A) weight is shifted to the back foot during the preparatory phase.
B) step forward on the foot on the same side as the striking arm.
C) body coils and rotates forward during the swing.
D) racket is swung back and then forward along a full arc.
E) All points are important to striking with rackets and paddles.

Question 9

A good task for children at the precontrol level of striking with rackets and paddles is to strike balls suspended from ropes at various heights.

Question 10

When striking with paddles and rackets,the most difficult object to strike of the five objects listed is

A) "live" tennis balls.
B) volleybirds.
C) foam balls.
D) balloons.
E) Ping-Pong balls.

Question 11

Striking with rackets and paddles is one of the last skills that children develop.

Question 12

________ is the movement concept which should be emphasized when reinforcing safety when striking.