1. Tennis game play assessment rubric
Name: __________________
Marks
Skills 1 2 3 4 5 Total
Attack strategies • Sometimes selects
appropriate shot
• Attempts to hit ball away
from opponent
• Combines ground
strokes to out-position
an opponent
• Changes direction of
serve if easily returned
• Vary strokes to
deliberately move
opponent around court
• Vary service direction
and force
• Adjusts skills/strategies
to counter opposition
strokes
• Disguises strokes when
appropriate
• Implements advanced
game strategy
• Consistently out-
positions opponent to
win rally
/5
Defence strategies • Moves to appropriate
position to hit ball
• Moves to centre of court
after each stroke
• Anticipates and moves
to cover a return
• Varies defensive strokes
to make it difficult for
opponent to predict
defensive shots
• Adjusts skills of defence
to move opponent out of
the controlling position
on some occasions
• Uses advanced
defensive strategies to
extend a point in order
to gain advantage
/5
Game awareness • Only aware of own
positioning
• Can consider own and
opponent’s position in
basic rallying
• Can vary own strokes to
create different tactics
during a rally with no
real set plan
• Can adjust basic game
plan to overcome
opponent’s tactics
• Advanced strategies
and tactics taking into
account strengths and
weaknesses of self and
others /5
Uses strategies to
exploit opponent’s
weakness
• Unable to recognise
opponent’s weaknesses
• Recognises opponent’s
weakness and is
occasionally able to use
to advantage
• Able to consistently
recognise opponent’s
weakness but not
always able to take
advantage
• Able to consistently
recognise opponent’s
weakness and able to
consistently take
advantage
• Able to consistently
recognise opponent’s
weakness and able to
consistently take
advantage and set up
effective team strategy
/5
Total points
/20
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