This level is targeted towards beginners with little to no previous tennis experience.
Participants will primarily work on topspin ground strokes and volleys. Additionally, smash and serve exercises will be conducted and participants will learn the special counting method in tennis. Use coordination exercises, movement patterns specific to tennis, such as side steps and crossover, will be introduced.
Level 2 is aimed at participants who have previously attended a Level 1 course at the university sports center or other providers several times and already have the technique for basic strokes and volleys. A prerequisite is being able to play confidently on a small court. Additionally, the ball must be able to be played into the field from the feed of the coach. After completing the Level 1 course, the coaches will be happy to provide a recommendation.
In Level 2 participants master ground strokes and volleys and intensively learn flat serves. Over the duration the course players will learn to exchange the ball from the base line and to complete different forms of play with points. Coordination exercises continue to help improve participants' movement patterns in tennis.
This level is aimed at players who have attended Level 2 courses or comparable tennis courses several times and have also gained regular playing experience in match play. Prerequisites include being able to play confidently from the baseline, as well as having reliable volleys and a straight serve. After completing the Level 2 course, the coaches will be happy to provide a recommendation.
Focus is placed on base line swings as well as playing on the net. The exercises are more complex and combine both coordination, speed, and endurance. Games are played like matches and participants improve their flat serves. They additionally learn the slice serve.
Level 4 is aimed at former club players from the lowest competitive classes of performance classes 25 to 19, as well as participants who can demonstrate multiple Level 3 courses along with substantial playing experience. Baseline and net play must be sufficiently developed so that the ball can be controlled and placed accurately in the court.
In this level, the focus is primarily on deepening the three most common serve variations: flat serve, slice serve, and topspin serve, as well as the slice as a baseline shot variation. The exercises are designed to challenge players physically while also requiring them to solve different game situations.
The Level 5 program is aimed at players who regularly take part in team matches with their club and are interested in the DHM (German Tennis Team Championship).
Registration is password‑protected. If you are interested, please contact the coach or the responsible person (“Obmenschen”).
This is a special team‑training session. At this level, among other things, the focus is on training together for competitions and tournaments such as the DHM.
You must purchase the tennis card to participate in unsupervised matches at the Professor-Pirlet-Straße tennis facility! Guests pay a higher fee. The tennis card is only valid in combination with a photo ID and cannot be transferred to other individuals. Please note, that we check the cards and IDs at all university sports events.
The tennis courts at Professor-Pirlet-Straße are open daily during the summer semester from 8am to 9pm, and on the weekends and holidays as well from 9am to 9pm. The university's clay courts are not in operation during the winter semester. Thus we cannot offer unsupervised matches in the winter.
The tennis card for the courts on Tennis Facility Prof.-Pirlet-Str. is to be put into the "Check-In-Box" on the court before the start of the game and without being asked, so that the photo and name can be read. After the control by the sports supervisors and/or the supervision of the Check-In-Box, it is to be taken out again immediately and kept safe. The court reservation is made in consultation with the players by placing the game authorization in the free check-in box.
Players organize matches and court sharing themselves. In principle, the rotation on the courts during free play always takes place on the hour. To do this, you can "claim" each of the courts by placing your playing credentials in the free check-in box.
To keep the order of demands in case of a corresponding rush, at least one person must be continuously present on the corresponding court after registering with the previous players until the beginning of the own playing time.
In case not all the courts are occupied and a court is free, tennis card holders can begin to play without registering first. You must roll and water a court during your hour before handing it off to the next team.
The tennis card cannot be used for the Allwetterplatz!
All of the clay courts can be used for unsupervised matches by holders of the tennis card. However, courts 1, 2, and 6 are partially reserved for courses, individual appointments, and subscriptions. Courses and court reservations have priority over unsupervised matches. During the hours where nothing is being held, the courts can be used for unsupervised matches. The occupied times can be found in the court schedule.
Enter your address in the mailing list for facility closures to receive emails about when the tennis courts are closed. In case the courts are closed last minute, for example due to weather, you can call the sports supervisor at +49 151 14042585 to find out whether the courts are open.
You must adhere to the terms of use for the tennis courts!
To play on the clay courts at the tennis facility Professor-Pirlet-Straße in the summer semester, you must wear outdoor tennis shoes (clay court tennis shoes or all court tennis shoes). Sports shoes for other sports are not allowed.
Players who violate the shoe regulation will be excluded from use to protect the ash layer. Players will not receive a refund.
You must bring your own balls and racquets.
The tennis card costs 45 euros. There is a 50 percent reduction to the price of the tennis card seven weeks before the program of the summer semester ends.
The tennis card is valid for the entire summer season starting at the end of April/beginning of May to mid-October.
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