Paddle tennis (Rebranded as Pop Tennis in 2015)[1] is a game adapted from tennis and played for over a century. Compared to tennis, the court is smaller and has no doubles lanes, and the net is lower. Paddle tennis is played with a solid paddle as opposed to a strung racquet, and a depressurized tennis ball is used.
The same court is used for both singles and doubles, with doubles being the dominant form of play. The smaller court size adds a strong emphasis and advantage to net play and creates a fast and reaction-based game. The game is gaining reputation and has spread out in Dubai and Egypt, where local leagues and tournaments are organized frequently.
History[edit]
Paddle tennis began in 1915, with its development by an Episcopal minister, Frank Peer Beal, in lower Manhattan. Wanting to create recreational activities for neighborhood children, he got the city's parks and recreation department to lay courts in Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village in 1915. The first tournament was held in 1922, and the United States Paddle Tennis Association (USPTA) was formed the following year. By 1941, paddle tennis was being played in almost 500 American cities.[2]
Although Frank Peer Beal is known as the game's inventor, Murray Geller, a player in the 1940s and ‘50s, was instrumental in creating the modern game. Elected chairman of the USPTA rules committee, he wanted to make the game more appealing to adults and instituted features including an enlarged court and an underhanded serve.[2][3]
Scott Freedman has won the World's Men's Singles Paddle Tennis Championships 19 times, the World Men's Doubles Championships 16 times, and the World Mixed Doubles 14 times.[4] He wrote a book entitled Paddle Tennis and Tennis: Anyone Can Play.[4]
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Similar sports[edit]
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Platform tennis is a similar sport, which was invented in 1928 in Scarsdale, New York, USA by James Cogswell and Fessenden Blanchard. The primary difference from paddle tennis is that the platform tennis court is 6 feet shorter, fenced by taut chicken wire off which the ball can be played. Platform tennis uses a solid sponge rubber ball and overhead serving is permitted. Platform tennis is popular in the Northeastern and Midwestern U.S., since the raised court (the platform) can be heated for winter play.
Padel (not to be confused with 'Paddle tennis'[5]) is also similar. Padel is typically played in doubles on an enclosed court about half the size of a tennis court. It is popular in Spain and Hispanic America.
Pickleball is a similar sport invented in 1965 on Bainbridge Island WA. It uses a similar size court and paddle, but uses a plastic 'whiffle' ball.
Rules[edit]
The court[edit]
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Paddle tennis courts[6] are constructed of the same materials as tennis courts, or can also be placed on hard beach sand. The court measures 50 feet (15.24m) baseline-to-baseline and 20 feet (6.09m) across, with the service line 3 feet (0.91m) in from the baseline. This creates a service box of 10x22 feet (3.04x6.70m). The net is placed at a height of 31 inches (0.78m). On the west coast, a restraint line is drawn 12 feet (3.66m) back parallel to the net. When in use, all players must keep both feet behind the restraint line until after the player receiving the serve has struck the ball. All paddle rules are similar to tennis. Paddle tennis second serves also have to be bounced at least once in the other opponents side.
Summary[edit]
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Platform tennis is a similar sport, which was invented in 1928 in Scarsdale, New York, USA by James Cogswell and Fessenden Blanchard. The primary difference from paddle tennis is that the platform tennis court is 6 feet shorter, fenced by taut chicken wire off which the ball can be played. Platform tennis uses a solid sponge rubber ball and overhead serving is permitted. Platform tennis is popular in the Northeastern and Midwestern U.S., since the raised court (the platform) can be heated for winter play.
Padel (not to be confused with 'Paddle tennis'[5]) is also similar. Padel is typically played in doubles on an enclosed court about half the size of a tennis court. It is popular in Spain and Hispanic America.
Pickleball is a similar sport invented in 1965 on Bainbridge Island WA. It uses a similar size court and paddle, but uses a plastic 'whiffle' ball.
Rules[edit]
The court[edit]
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Paddle tennis courts[6] are constructed of the same materials as tennis courts, or can also be placed on hard beach sand. The court measures 50 feet (15.24m) baseline-to-baseline and 20 feet (6.09m) across, with the service line 3 feet (0.91m) in from the baseline. This creates a service box of 10x22 feet (3.04x6.70m). The net is placed at a height of 31 inches (0.78m). On the west coast, a restraint line is drawn 12 feet (3.66m) back parallel to the net. When in use, all players must keep both feet behind the restraint line until after the player receiving the serve has struck the ball. All paddle rules are similar to tennis. Paddle tennis second serves also have to be bounced at least once in the other opponents side.
Summary[edit]
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- Players: Four, played in a doubles format.
- Serves: Serves must be underhand. A second serve is allowed only in the event of a net ball that lands in bounds, as in tennis.
- Score: Scoring method is the same as in tennis. Matches are best of five sets.
- Ball: Tennis ball with reduced pressure.
- Paddle: Solid with no strings. May be perforated.
- Court: There are two styles of courts. East and West coast styles.
- Walls: Walls or fences play the same role as in tennis, once the ball comes in contact with either the point is over.
See also[edit]
- Padel - with walls
- Beach tennis - same format, but on sand
References[edit]
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- ^ ab'Archived copy'. Archived from the original on 2013-08-22. Retrieved 2013-08-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^'A Guide to POP Tennis (Paddle Tennis)'. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
- ^ ab'Southern California Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Home'. scjewishsportshof.com.
- ^'Platform Tennis vs Padel vs Paddle Tennis'. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- ^'POP Tennis (Paddle Tennis) Rules & Court Dimensions'. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
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A horrifying moment occurred before the start of the San Diego Padres' game against the Atlanta Braves at Petco Park on Saturday night.
San Diego police said a woman and child died after falling from the third level of the ballpark. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, a 40-year-old woman and 2-year-old boy were pronounced dead shortly after 4 p.m. local time.
The two were not immediately identified. It wasn't clear whether the fall was accidental or intentional, according to the Union-Tribune. Police said the father was at the ballpark when the fall occurred.
Medical personnel arrived at the scene and administered CPR for 20 minutes but both victims were later pronounced dead, FOX 5 San Diego reported.
'Our hearts obviously go out to the family, but also to the people who here could potentially be traumatized who saw this,' Lt. Andra Brown said, via the newspaper. 'It's a horrible, horrible thing. That's why we're giving it a very serious look.'
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