PE HANDBOOK TENNIS

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The only equipment you need to play a tennis match is a tennis racket, tennis shoes, a tennis ball 4/4/2022 5

A racket, or racquet, is a sports implement used for striking a ball or shuttlecock in games such as squash, tennis, racquetball, badminton and padel. In the strictest sense a racket consists of a handled frame with an open hoop across which a network of strings is stretched tightly 6

A tennis ball is a ball designed for the sport of tennis. Tennis balls are fluorescent yellow in organised competitions, but in recreational play can be virtually any color. Tennis balls are covered in a fibrous felt which modifies their aerodynamic properties, and each has a white curvilinear oval covering it. 7

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Tennis Rules First of all, the rules of tennis are different (although mostly similar) for singles matches and doubles matches. But before we go over that stuff, let’s review some of the general tennis rules and regulations that apply to all of tennis before we learn how to play tennis for singles and doubles. 10

GENERAL RULES OF TENNIS 11

• A ball must land within bounds for play to continue; if a player hits the ball outside of bounds, this results in the loss of the point for them. • Players/teams cannot touch the net or posts or cross onto the opponent’s side. • Players/teams cannot carry the ball or catch it with the racquet. • Players cannot hit the ball twice. • Players must wait until the ball passes the net before they can return it. • A player that does not return a live ball before it bounces twice loses the point. • If the ball hits or touches the players, that counts as a penalty. • If the racquet leaves the hand or verbal abuse occurs, a penalty is given. • Any ball that bounces on the lines of boundary are considered good. • A serve must bounce first before the receiving player can return it. 12

Skills and Technique use in tennis 13

Proper Serve – A player serves on the right side of the court at the beginning of each game, with the goal of serving the ball into the diagonal service box. If the serve lands in the correct service box, play can continue. The server switches to serve on the left side for the next point, and vice versa until the game is over. 14

Overhead- A smash in tennis is a shot that is hit above the hitter’s head with a serve-like motion. It is also referred to as an overhead. A smash can usually be hit with a high amount of force and is often a shot that ends the point. 15

Forehand spike- The 16 tennis forehand is a stroke in which the inner side of the palm of the dominant hand that is holding the racket faces forward. Essentially, the tennis forehand is made by swinging the racket across one’s body in the direction of where one wants to land the ball.

Backhand Spike- The backhand is a tennis shot in which one swings the racket around one’s body with the back of the hand preceding the palm. Except in the phrase backhand volley, the term refers to a groundstroke (that is, one in which the ball has bounced before it is struck). 17

SCORING RULES IN TENNIS 18

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