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Soft tennis · Basic · b1

Score a game the soft tennis way

At home 10 min 2 to 4 players One room, yard or lane

Ready when: nothing, this is the first card.

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What you are learning

How soft tennis is scored, which is different from tennis. A game is the first to 4 points; at 3 all (deuce) you need two clear points; a match is 5 or 7 games, and a level match ends with a final game to 7 points.

Words on this card Deuce, Final game, Umpire
Deuce
3 points all, where two clear points are needed; the next point after deuce.
Final game
The deciding game of a level match, played to 7 points.
Umpire
The person who calls the score and the lines.

Set up

A pencil and paper; any ball.

Weather: any weather

The base setup for soft tennis

Show it first for the one teaching

  1. Write the score as numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, then the game.
  2. Show deuce: at 3 all, the next point is advantage; win the next one too and the game is yours; lose it and it is deuce again.
  3. Show the final game: at 2 all in a 5-game match, play to 7 points, with deuce at 6 all.

Your part while they practise

Keep the score aloud; take a turn as umpire.

Step by step

  1. A game is four points.
  2. At 3 all it is deuce, then advantage.
  3. A junior match is usually 5 or 7 games.
  4. At 2 all (or 3 all) the final game goes to 7 points, deuce at 6 all.
  5. Score 3 practice games.

How much: 3 games 10 min a session 2 days a week

Say one thing Pick one line from "What you will see" for today and say only that.

The game: Umpire's call

Play points with a sponge ball (or toss a coin for each point) and the umpire calls the score aloud.

Who plays: 2 players and an umpire, taking turns as umpire.

How to play, turn by turn
Turns
  1. Play a point, or toss a coin to decide who wins it
  2. The umpire calls the score before the next point
  3. Play a 5-game match, with a final game if it is level
Fair play
A grown-up umpires without paper.
Points
The umpire scores 1 point for each score called right.
Fouls
The umpire loses 1 point
  • Calling the score wrong
  • Forgetting to call it before the next point
  • Ending a deuce game without two clear points
Winning
The umpire with the most points after a match each.
Stars
  1. 10 points for 1 star
  2. 18 points for 2 stars
  3. 25 points for 3 stars

Easier or harder

Easier

First to four, no deuce.

Harder

A full 5-game match with a final game.

What you will see, and what to say

  • the score is lost Say the score before every pointOut loud, every time.
  • deuce is confused Two clear points after three allTwo in a row.

Self-check

1

1 played game called correctly through deuce.

Fitness for this

Warm up first: how to warm up, at workonfitness.com. For strength and stretching, its exercise library shows each exercise step by step, with an easier version.

This card trains knowing the scoring, which differs from tennis.

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