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Deaf Tennis

Deaf tennis is tennis in the ICSD/Deaflympics context. Singles, doubles and mixed remain tennis formats; deaf eligibility, visual event communication and clear score/line procedures matter.

LevelAdaptive FamilyRacket Family CategoryRacket sport

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Classification

Category Racket sport

Family Racket Family

Level Adaptive

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Tennis for ICSD-eligible deaf athletes.

Geeignet für Suitable for tennis players who organise score and event communication visually.

Cost Similar to the base sport, plus organisation through deaf-sport/federation context. Club, league/event, travel and equipment costs by level. Deaf sports federation, deaf team or inclusive club is the realistic entry. Clarify eligibility, audiogram rules and communication procedures before competition.

First progress Tennis technique as in the base sport; event communication needs routine.

Fitness level medium

Was du brauchst

racket
ball
tennis court
playing partner
visual communication

First steps

train tennis basics
set score communication
clarify eligibility
find deaf/inclusive club

Deaf sports federation, deaf sports club, inclusive club or ICSD/Deaflympics information.

Keep court agreements and line/stop signals visible.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Deaf tennis, Deaf Tennis

Tags racket, deaf, tennis, deaf-sport, deaf-tennis, icsd, deaflympics, racket-sport

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Win points, games and sets under tennis rules.

Teilnehmer

Singles, doubles or mixed.

Teamgröße

1v1 or 2v2.

Spielfeld

Tennis court with visual event communication.

Dauer

Sets/matches by event format.

Wertung

Points, games, sets and match under tennis scoring.

Gewinnbedingung

Win the match under event format.

Ausrüstung

racket
tennis ball
court
visual signals

Wichtige Regelpunkte

serve fault
ball out
net
eligibility breach

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD)
International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD)

Tennis ICSD / Deaflympics · official · high
Technical Regulations - Tennis ICSD / Deaflympics · rulebook · high
Audiogram Regulations ICSD / Deaflympics · rulebook · high