Duration of the online course: 2 hours and 15 minutes
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Build real tennis skills fast with this free online course—learn grips, strokes, serves, and drills with practice exercises to boost consistency and confidence.
In this free course, learn about
Tennis basics: match formats, scoring, serving rules, and tiebreak procedures
Serving skills: serve mechanics, slice serve, second serve, toss differences, and ball hold position
Return of serve basics and practice methods like self-feeding and wall rally variations
Progressive drills for consistency/coordination: mini tennis, cross-court, DTL, volley/serve drills
About the free online course
Tennis is one of the most rewarding sports you can pick up: it boosts fitness, sharpens focus, and gives you a skill you can enjoy for life. This free online course helps you go from unsure to confident by breaking the game down into clear, repeatable fundamentals that you can practice on your own or with a partner. Whether you are brand new to the court or returning after a long break, you will learn how to play with better control, cleaner technique, and smarter decision-making.
You will start by getting comfortable with the basics that make tennis feel less confusing: court dimensions, scoring, serving rules, and how tiebreaks work. From there, the course guides you through choosing and using personal equipment correctly, including practical setup details that many players overlook, such as how to handle grips and overgrips so your racket feels secure in your hand.
A big part of improving quickly is learning to prepare your body and joints the right way. You will build simple warm-up and cool-down habits, including on-court partner routines, so you can play longer and reduce injury risk while still feeling fresh and mobile. Then you will focus on the foundations of shot-making: the major racket grips and how to use them effectively, followed by step-by-step technique for forehands, backhands, volleys, and overheads. You will also explore essential variations like cross-court and down-the-line patterns, approach shots, lobs, slices, drop shots, and responses to pressure situations, so you can turn rallies into points instead of just keeping the ball in play.
To make everything stick, the course uses targeted practice methods you can repeat anytime: self-feeding, wall rallies, mini tennis, and progressive drills for groundstrokes, volleys, and serving. Along the way, you will reinforce your learning with quick exercises that check your understanding of rules, technique cues, and on-court routines. By the end, you will have a practical toolkit for practicing with purpose, building consistency, and enjoying tennis with confidence.
Course content
Video class: Introduction to the Tennis Program | Tennis01m
Video class: Introduction to Tennis | Tennis02m
Exercise: What is the width of a singles tennis court, excluding the alleys?
Video class: Rules: Scoring and Serving | Tennis04m
Exercise: _What is the minimum number of sets played in a tennis match?
Video class: Rules: Tiebreaker | Tennis03m
Exercise: What score is required to win a tiebreak in singles tennis?
Video class: Discover the Personal Tennis Equipment | Tennis01m
Exercise: _What is the essential equipment needed to play tennis?
Video class: Warm Up | Tennis02m
Exercise: Which activity is NOT part of the pre-tennis warm-up routine?
Video class: On-Court Warm Up with a Partner | Tennis02m
Exercise: What is the first step in warming up on the tennis court before a match?
Video class: Cool Down | Tennis02m
Exercise: What is a recommended exercise for cooling down after a game of tennis?
Video class: Continental Grip | Tennis01m
Exercise: _What is the Continental grip primarily used for in tennis?
Video class: Eastern Forehand Grip | Tennis01m
Exercise: Which bevel on a tennis racket handle is used for the Eastern forehand grip for a right-handed player?
Video class: Western Forehand Grip | Tennis01m
Exercise: _What is the correct bevel number to use for the Western forehand grip?
Video class: Semi-Western Forehand Grip | Tennis01m
Exercise: Which bevel number do you place the base knuckle of your index finger on for a semi-western grip?
Video class: One-Handed Eastern Backhand Grip | Tennis01m
Exercise: _What is the most common grip for a one-handed backhand in tennis?
Video class: Two-Handed Backhand Grip | Tennis01m
Exercise: What is the correct position for a right-handed player using the two-handed backhand grip in tennis?
Video class: How to Put an Overgrip | Tennis01m
Exercise: _What is the first step to change the over grip on your tennis racket?
Video class: How to Hit a Forehand | Tennis02m
Exercise: What is the correct grip to use for a forehand in tennis?
Video class: Forehand Stance: Open VS Closed | Tennis02m
Exercise: _What is the difference between the open and closed stance in tennis?
Video class: The Forehand Approach Shot | Tennis02m
Exercise: What is a crucial step in executing a forehand approach shot?
Video class: How to Hit a Forehand Cross-Court | Tennis02m
Exercise: What is the correct sequence for hitting a forehand cross-court in tennis?
Video class: How to Hit a Forehand Down the Line | Tennis02m
Exercise: What is a critical step when executing a forehand down the line?
Video class: How to Hit a Forehand Drive Volley | Tennis02m
Exercise: _What is the recommended grip to use for a forehand drive volley in tennis?
Video class: How to Hit a Forehand Offensive Lob | Tennis02m
Video class: How to Hit a Forehand Smash | Tennis02m
Exercise: _What is the key step to prepare for a forehand offensive smash in tennis when your opponent lobs you?
Video class: How to Hit a Forehand Passing Shot | Tennis03m
Video class: How to Hit a Forehand Slice | Tennis02m
Exercise: _What is the key grip to use when hitting a forehand slice in tennis?
Video class: How to Hit a Forehand Volley | Tennis02m
Video class: How to Hit an Inside Out Forehand | Tennis02m
Exercise: _What is the best opportunity to hit an inside-out forehand in tennis?
Video class: How to Kill Short Balls | Tennis01m
Video class: How to Hit a Forehand Drop Shot | Tennis02m
Exercise: _What is the first step in hitting a forehand drop shot in tennis?
Video class: How to Hit a Forehand Drop Volley | Tennis02m
Video class: How to Hit a Tweener | Tennis01m
Video class: Backhand Stance: Open Vs Closed | Tennis02m
Video class: How to Hit a Backhand Drop Shot | Tennis02m
Exercise: _What is the recommended height for the ball to bounce after hitting a backhand drop-shot in tennis?
Video class: How to Hit a Backhand Drop Volley | Tennis02m
Video class: How to Hit a Backhand Smash | Tennis02m
Exercise: _What is the first step to hitting a backhand overhead smash?
Video class: How to Hit a Backhand Slice | Tennis01m
Video class: How to Hit a Backhand Topspin Lob | Tennis01m
Exercise: _What are the three key steps for hitting a backhand topspin lob in tennis?
Video class: How to Hit a Backhand Volley | Tennis02m
Video class: How to Hit a Cross-court Backhand | Tennis02m
Exercise: _What is the correct technique for hitting a cross-court backhand shot?
Video class: How to Hit a Down the Line Backhand | Tennis02m
Video class: How to Hit a One Handed Backhand | Tennis02m
Exercise: _What is the correct way to swing forward when hitting a one-handed backhand in tennis?
Video class: How to Hit a Two-Handed Backhand | Tennis02m
Video class: How to Serve | Tennis04m
Exercise: _What is the correct position to hold the ball when preparing to serve in tennis?
Video class: How to Hit a Slice Serve | Tennis02m
Video class: How to Hit a Second Serve | Tennis02m
Exercise: _What is the difference in the toss between the first and second serve in tennis?
Video class: How to Return a Serve | Tennis03m
Video class: Self Feeding | Tennis01m
Exercise: _What are some variants to try when self-feeding during tennis practice?
Video class: Wall Rally | Tennis02m
Video class: Beginner Drill | Tennis02m
Exercise: _What are the three key steps in the useful drill for beginners to acquire basic hand-eye coordination in tennis?
Video class: Mini Tennis | Tennis01m
Video class: Cross Court Backhand Drill | Tennis01m
Exercise: _What should you do after every shot in the backhand drill?
Video class: Cross Court Forehand Drill | Tennis01m
Video class: Down the Line Drill | Tennis01m
Exercise: _What is the recommended number of shots to hit when practicing down the line forehand and backhand in one half of the singles court?
Video class: Volley Drills | Tennis02m
Video class: Volley Drill: Cone | Tennis01m
Video class: Volley Drill: Goalpost | Tennis01m
Video class: Volley Drill: River | Tennis01m
Video class: Basic Groundstrokes Drill | Tennis02m
Video class: Serve Drill: Toss and Balance | Tennis03m
Exercise: _What can you use if you don't have hoops to practice your toss in tennis?
