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TENNIS. RULES A POINT IS AWARDED FOR EACH EXCHANGE. BALLS LANDING ON APPROPRIATE LINES ARE “GOOD SHOTS.” CATCHING A SERVICE TOSS IS LEGAL WITHOUT PENALTY. RULES CONTINUED. A FAULT IS CALLED WHEN A SERVED BALL DOES NOT LAND IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACE OR A FOOT VIOLATION
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RULES A POINT IS AWARDED FOR EACH EXCHANGE. BALLS LANDING ON APPROPRIATE LINES ARE “GOOD SHOTS.” CATCHING A SERVICE TOSS IS LEGAL WITHOUT PENALTY
RULES CONTINUED • A FAULT IS CALLED WHEN A SERVED BALL DOES NOT LAND IN THE APPROPRIATE PLACE OR A FOOT VIOLATION • A BALL IN PLAY MAY CONTACT ANY PART OF THE RACQUET AND REBOUND INTO THE COURT LEGALLY. • ON THE SERVE, THE SERVER HAS TWO SERVES TO SEE IF HE/SHE CAN GET THE BALL INTO THE SERVICE BOX.
RULES CONTINUED • SWINGING AND MISSING A SHOT OR A SERVE RESULTS IN A LOSS OF POINT • THE BALL CAN ONLY BOUNCE ONE TIME PRIOR TO MAKING CONTACT. • THE BALL CAN BE PLAYED STRAIGHT FROM THE AIR EXCEPT ON THE SERVICE RETURN (called a volley or an overhead). • CONTACTING THE BALL OVER THE NET OR TOUCHING THE NET WITH THE RACQUET OR THE BODY DURING PLAY RESULTS IN POINT LOSS.
RULES CONTINUED • PLAYERS CHANGE ENDS OF THE COURT AFTER ODD NUMBERED GAMES. • A MINIMUM OF 4 POINTS COULD WIN A GAME • YELLING OR TALKING TO AN OPPONENT DURING PLAY RESULTS IN LOSS OF POINT.
RULES CONTINUED • A PLAYER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING ALL CALLS ON HIS/HER SIDE OF THE NET AND FOR CALLING THE SCORE OUT WHEN HE/SHE IS SERVING. • NET HEIGHT = 3 FT. IN THE MIDDLE– 3 FT. 6 IN. ON THE SIDES.
RULES CONTINUED • BEGIN PLAY OPTION • SPIN RACQUET • WINNER CHOOSES ONLY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: SERVICE, RETURN, SIDE, TO DEFER. • LOSER WILL CHOOSE ALL REMAINING OPTIONS.
COURT LAY-OUT • SIDE LINES- SINGLES, DOUBLES • BASE LINE • SERVICE LINE • THE “T” • AD COURT • DEUCE COURT • ALLEY
SCORING GAME – LOVE, 15, 30, 40 DEUCE, AD IN, AD OUT, ETC. (NO-AD SCORING- 1,2,3 OR 15,30,40, ETC. – NO DEUCE) SET – 6 GAMES BUT AHEAD BY 2 MATCH – 2 OF 3 SETS OR 3 OR 5 SETS 12 POINT -TIE BREAKER- 7 PTS. AHEAD BY 2
TIEBREAKER--- RECEIVER FROM PREVIOUS GAME SERVES FIRST FROM THE DEUCE COURT ON THE FIRST POINT IN THE TIEBREAKER---PLAYER “A” SERVES ONLY ONE POINT ON FIRST POINT OF TIEBREAKER- (SCORING IS COUNTED AS 1,2,3,ETC.)
--- FOLLOWING THE FIRST POINT, EACH PLAYER ALTERNATES TWO POINTS THROUGHOUT THE TIEBREAKER--- CHANGE ENDS OF THE COURT AFTER EVERY 6 POINTS--- WINNER WINS A MINIMUM OF 7 POINTS & MUST BE AHEAD BY TWO POINTS.
TERMS – VOLLEY, BACK COURT, FAULT, SERVICE LINE, BASE LINE, ALLEY, OVERHEAD, ACE, LET, FOOT FAULT, DOUBLE FAULT, DEUCE, AD-IN, AD-OUT, ETC..
ETTIQUETE • HAVE TWO TENNIS BALLS IN YOUR POSSESSION FOR EVERY SERVICE POINT. • MAKE CLEAR, LOUD CALLS ON YOUR SIDE OF THE NET ONLY. • SERVE ONLY WHEN YOUR OPPONENT IS READY. • SERVER – CALL THE SCORE ON EACH POINT.
ETTIQUETE CONTINUED • DO NOT INTENTIONALLY DELAY PLAY. • DO NOT SHOUT OR DISTRACT YOUR OPPONENT. • DO NOT WALK BEHIND (that includes going through a gait to enter a tennis facility) OR REQUEST A BALL TO BE RETURNED DURING A POINT ON A NEIGHBORING COURT. WAIT UNTIL THE POINT IS OVER; THEN HURRY ALONG.
ETTIQUETE CONTINUED • SHAKE HANDS AFTER THE MATCH. • ACKNOWLEDGE GOOD PLAY. • CONTROL YOUR TEMPER. • IN RECREATIONAL PLAY, IF BOTH PLAYERS ARE UNSURE WHETHER A BALL IS GOOD OR NOT, REPLAY THE POINT.
TENNIS SKILLS • GRIPS • FH • BH • SERVE • VOLLEY • LOB • OVERHEAD • SPECIALTY SHOTS – UNDERSPIN, APPROACH SHOTS, HALF-VOLLEY, ETC.
