Wednesday 25 January 2012

Tennis Rules

Basic Tennis Rules for Kids
Tennis basics are easier to understand and follow. Enlisted below are the basic tennis rules and regulations that will be helpful. Let us take a look.

Basic Rules of Tennis #1: Toss-out the Boss
A toss with a coin or racket decides the person who would serve first or choose a side. The person who wins the toss can either take a choice or pass it on to the opponent for selection of any one of them.

Basic Rules of Tennis #2: Position
Both the players are on either side of the net on the court. The one who serves the ball is known as the server and the one who hits/returns the ball is known as the receiver. When in a singles match the server stands behind the baseline or, within the doubles sidelines in a doubles match.

Basic Rules of Tennis #3: Bounce the Ball
According to the rules of the game, the ball has to be returned within a maximum of one bounce on either sides of the court. The slightest difficult part while doing so is that, the ball has to cross the net and should be within the court boundaries. But one should also note that during the serve the ball should not touch the net and should bounce in the diagonally opposite first half of the court. If the ball bounces on the line then it is a safe ball and not a foul.

Basic Rules of Tennis #4: Scoring
If the server misses to hit the ball across the net within the first two attempts, the opponent is benefited, and he earns 15 points. When the opponent has a zero on the scoreboard its termed as a "LOVE" and the score called out be love:15. The score increases there on and increases in stages of LOVE, 15, 30 and 40. In case the score equals to 40, it is termed as a deuce. In the tennis scoring rules, the player who wins two consecutive points wins the game.

The player who bags six games the first, he is the winner of the set. And the one who clean sweeps two sets is termed as the winner of the match.

Basic Rules of Tennis #5: Clothing and Accessories
Last but not the least is the clothing accessories and the racket standardized by the professional tennis rules. The tennis equipment should be as per the norms that are preset. For example the tennis shoes should be proper so that the court is refrained from damages, blemishes or tread marks. Same is the case with the tennis rackets too. These have to bear appropriate stitches and the strings should not be broken. It should also not have any energy sources attached to it and should not have more than one stringed pattern.

These were some of the basic rules for playing tennis for kids and few of the most important ones that a kid would need to start of with. It's not as difficult as it seems. A good hand of practice will always help you be the best among your pals. Remember and adhere to these basic tennis rules and regulations and you would definitely turn you a star among your friends. It is also advisable to know the tennis terms. So what are you waiting for? Gear up and smack that ball with fire!!! Kudos!

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